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Making Beats
Joseph G. Schloss
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Description for Making Beats
Paperback. First book on hip-hop sampling as a musical process, now with a new foreword and afterword Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and values of a surprisingly insular community. Focusing on a variety of subjects-from hip-hop artists' pedagogical methods to the Afrodiasporic roots of the sampling process to the social significance of digging for rare records-Joseph G. Schloss examines the way hip-hop artists have managed to create a form of expression that reflects their creative aspirations, moral beliefs, political values, and cultural realities. This second edition of the book includes a new foreword by Jeff Chang and a ... Read more
Based on ten years of research among hip-hop producers, Making Beats was the first work of scholarship to explore the goals, methods, and values of a surprisingly insular community. Focusing on a variety of subjects-from hip-hop artists' pedagogical methods to the Afrodiasporic roots of the sampling process to the social significance of digging for rare records-Joseph G. Schloss examines the way hip-hop artists have managed to create a form of expression that reflects their creative aspirations, moral beliefs, political values, and cultural realities. This second edition of the book includes a new foreword by Jeff Chang and a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
420g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Hanover, United States
ISBN
9780819574817
SKU
V9780819574817
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Ref
99-40
About Joseph G. Schloss
JOSEPH G. SCHLOSS is an adjunct associate professor of Black and Latino studies and sociology at City University of New York. He is the author of Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York. His writing has appeared in URB, Vibe, The Seattle Weekly, The Flavor, and the anthologies Classic Material and Total Chaos. JEFF CHANG is the executive ... Read more
Reviews for Making Beats
The best thing about Making Beats is its assiduous in-depth coverage of the topic. The breadth of Schloss's work is remarkable.
Philip Ewell, Popular Music
Philip Ewell, Popular Music