Author

Contributions

  • Jah, Yusuf. - Contributor

Publication

1997 - Delacorte Press, New York, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

68,500 words, Guess

Page Count

274 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing76675
  • Goodreads554567

Classifications

  • DDC782.421649
  • LCCML3531 .D2 1997

Description

As a poet and philosopher, Chuck D has been the hard rhymer, rolling anthems off his tongue in an era of apathy, tapping into the youth culture of the world for more than a decade. Fight the Power, his first book, part memoir, part treatise, part State of the Union Address, is a testament to his nearly twenty years in the music business and his experiences around the world. Here is a history of one of the most important and controversial musical movements of our century, its impact on our culture, and the heroes and victims it has created in its wake.

First Sentence

The 1990s have been filled with Black men being systematically ripped down and overexposed in the media like we're the worst criminals on the planet.

Excerpt

The 1990s have been filled with Black men being systematically ripped down and overexposed in the media like we're the worst criminals on the planet.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Fight the power: rap, race, and realityDelacorte Press1997-01-01

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