Research Catalog

Title

Queens reigns supreme : Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the rise of the hip-hop hustler / Ethan Brown.

Author

Brown, Ethan, 1972-

Publication

New York : Anchor Books, 2005.

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Details

Description

xxv, 239 p., [20] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Provides an inside look at the hip-hop scene, from its beginnings in the drug-infested streets of southeast Queens in the 1980s to the present, chronicling the rise and fall of rap artists and hustlers through interviews with insiders.

Subject

• Fat Cat
• 50 Cent (Musician)
• Hip-hop > New York (State) > New York
• Organized crime > New York (State) > New York
• Drug dealers > New York (State) > New York
• Drug traffic > New York (State) > New York
• Gangs > New York (State) > New York
• Rap (Music) > New York (State) > New York
• Sound recording industry > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-238).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. I. Hustling -- The crews coalesce -- The cops move in -- The game changes -- Downfall -- pt. II. Hip-hop -- The rap game -- Straight outta Hollis -- The rise of murder inc. -- 50's insurgency -- Hard times -- Takedown -- The new insurgency.

ISBN

• 1400095239
• 9781400095230

LCCN

^^2005045397

OCLC

• 61529851
• SCSB-12439910

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library