Harlem World : How Hip Hop's Super Showdown Changed Music Forever

Johns Hopkins University Press

Harlem WorldHow Hip Hop's Super Showdown Changed Music Forever\nAuthor(s): Jonathan Mael\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States\nImprint: Johns Hopkins University Press\nISBN-13: 9781421446882, 978-1421446882\nSynopsis\nA thrilling narrative history of how one rap battle in New York transformed American culture forever.\n\nJuly 3, 1981, was a pivotal night for the future of America's newest art form: hip hop. In New York's Harlem World Club, the Fantastic Romantic Five and the Cold Crush Brothers competed, with an unprecedented $1,000and their reputationson the line in a highly anticipated rap battle. The show drew hundreds of fans to settle a question that still dominates hip hop circles: Who's the best? \n\nIn Harlem World, journalist Jonathan Mael chronicles this fateful night of hip hop rivalry and shares a new look at how Harlem helped ignite a musical revolution. Since hip hop first emerged in New York in the early 1970s, artists like Theodo.