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Ruff House : from the streets of Philly to the top of the '90s hip-hop charts
- Title
- Ruff House : from the streets of Philly to the top of the '90s hip-hop charts / Chris Schwartz ; foreword by Lauryn Hill ; introduction by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.
- Author
- Schwartz, Chris
- Publication
- New York, NY : Diversion Books, [2019]
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- Description
- xiii, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Schwartz and his partner, Joe Nicolo, built Ruffhouse from one desk and a phone to one of hip-hop's most revered record companies while simultaneously struggling with drug addiction and alcoholism. A story of money, greed, envy, betrayal, violence, addiction, loss, and redemption, not to mention a whole lot of music, Ruffhouse reveals the inside story of the record companies, recording studios, tour buses, private jets, mansions, radio stations, and concert halls at the height of hip-hop's 1990s heyday while also uncovering the darker side of the business, from police stations to rehab clinics, courtrooms to prisons. Narrated in Schwartz's own candid, searing prose, Ruffhouse is a portrayal of hip-hop culture at its tipping point, as it transitioned from urban curiosity to a global commercial platform"--Amazon.com.
- Alternative Title
- Ruffhouse
- Subjects
- Sound recording industry
- Sound recording executives and producers
- Rap (Music)
- Nicolo, Joe
- Rap (Music) > History
- Schwartz, Chris
- History
- Sound recording industry > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History
- Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
- Biographies
- Sound recording executives and producers > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Call Number
- Sc E 20-14
- ISBN
- 9781635765991
- 1635765994
- OCLC
- 1104820789
- Author
- Schwartz, Chris, author.
- Title
- Ruff House : from the streets of Philly to the top of the '90s hip-hop charts / Chris Schwartz ; foreword by Lauryn Hill ; introduction by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Diversion Books, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Hill, Lauryn, writer of foreword.Questlove, writer of introduction.
- Cover Title
- Ruffhouse
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 20-14