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Edited By Alan Light “This is crazy,” said Lauryn Hill from the stage of the 41st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, “because this is hip hop music.” With her declaration of amazement on being the composer and perfomer behind the first hip hop recording to be named album of the year. The music industry’s newest superstar heralded the arrival of hip hop as the nation’s most vital musical voice. The definitive history of an underdocumented music genre, The Vibe History of Hip Hop tells the full story of this extraordinary cultural movement from its origins on the streets of the Bronx to its explosion as an international phenomenon. Illustrated with more than 200 photos, including many taken from VIBE, which has the highest circulation of all the urban music publications. 416pages / 200 photos / 280 x 210mm ISBN 0 85965 290 4 ISBN13 978 0 85965 290 2 Paperback / UK £16.99 / NO US RIGHTS |