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Blowin' Up - Rap Dreams in South Central (Hardcover)
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Blowin' Up - Rap Dreams in South Central (Hardcover)
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Dr. Dre. Snoop Dogg. Ice Cube. Some of the biggest stars in hip hop
made their careers in Los Angeles. And today there is a new
generation of young, mostly black, men busting out rhymes and
hoping to one day find themselves "blowin' up"--getting signed to a
record label and becoming famous. Many of these aspiring rappers
get their start in Leimart Park, home to the legendary hip hop
open-mic workshop Project Blowed. In Blowin' Up, Jooyoung Lee takes
us deep inside Project Blowed and the surrounding music industry,
offering an unparalleled look at hip hop in the making. While most
books on rap are written from the perspective of listeners and the
market, Blowin' Up looks specifically at the creative side of
rappers. As Lee shows, learning how to rap involves a great deal of
discipline, and it takes practice to acquire the necessary skills
to put on a good show. Along with Lee--who is himself a
pop-locker--we watch as the rappers at Project Blowed learn the
basics, from how to hold a microphone to how to control their
breath amid all those words. And we meet rappers like E. Crimsin,
Nocando, VerBS, and Flawliss as they freestyle and battle with each
other. For the men at Project Blowed, hip hop offers a creative
alternative to the gang lifestyle, substituting verbal competition
for physical violence, and provides an outlet for setting goals and
working toward them. Engagingly descriptive and chock-full of
entertaining personalities and real-life vignettes, Blowin' Up not
only delivers a behind-the-scenes view of the underground world of
hip hop, but also makes a strong case for supporting the creative
aspirations of young, urban, black men, who are often growing up in
the shadow of gang violence and dead-end jobs.
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