Reviews

Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power by Marcus Reeves

chichi27's review

4.0

Pretty decent overview of the history of hip hop. Not any particular stance that makes it stand out, but he does a decent job of placing the popular artists amongst society at the time.

douglasjsellers's review

3.0

Really the tale of two halves of a book. The first half is an interesting retelling of the failing of the black power music and how rap music rose from its ashes. The second a bland set of biographical chapters about famous rappers