PART I: 1978–1984—THE OLD SCHOOL

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ADVISORY BOARD xxi
4. FOREWORD Henry Louis Gates, Jr. xxii
5. Introduction xxviii
6. PART I: 1978–1984—THE OLD SCHOOL 1
7. PART II: 1985–1992—THE GOLDEN AGE 119
8. PART III: 1993–1999—RAP GOES MAINSTREAM 325
9. PART IV: 2000–2010—NEW MILLENNIUM RAP 559 559
10. LYRICS FOR FURTHER STUDY 719
11. Afterword Chuck D 789
12. Afterword Common 797
13. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 801
14. NOTES 803
15. INDEX SONGS, ALBUMS, MOVIES, AND BOOKS 809
16. INDEX ARTISTS, AUTHORS, AND LABELS 819
17. CREDITS 829