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HOW TO RAP: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF THE HIP-HOP MC

Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press, Fall 2009
An ingenious and thorough guide to writing successful and winning rap and hip-hop lyrics, by a young London musician who has made a thorough study of the form for the past five years. The first book of its kind, sure to become a standard text on this popular subject. Includes interviews with dozens of rappers, including Q-Tip and Phife of A Tribe Called Quest and Speech of Arrested Development.

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