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""The masterful art of chess, Kung-fu sword play, and the sweet science of boxing are all hip-hop expressions that connect us universally.Beatboxingtells the story. It's razor sharp.""-Masta Killa, Wu-Tang Clan ""I love howTodd Snyder's brain works. Like him, I love hip hop, and I love boxing. But I've never seen someone tie them together so well, detailing their shared history, the way each impacted the other and the personalitiesinvolved.Beatboxing""-Greg Bishop,Sports Illustrated Step into a world of rap moguls turned fight promoters, boxers turned rappers, and rappers turned boxers. From Mike Tyson to Tupac, from Roy Jones Jr. to J Prince, explore how a cultural collision forever altered the relationship between music, race, sports, and politics. Daryl McDonald of Run-DMC once said that the rhymeFloat like a butterfly, sting like a bee! The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see!was hip-hop's most famous lyric. Muhammad Ali's poetic brilliance and swagger-ignited by hype man Bundini Brown-gave hip-hop artists the template from which they forged their identities and performed their art. Hip-hop's impact on boxing, on the other hand, has not been explored. Until now. InBeatboxing, Todd Snyder uncovers the unique connection between hip-hop and the sweet science, tracing a grassroots cultural movement from its origins in the South Bronx to its explosion across the globe and ultimately into the charged environment of the prize ring. Featuring interviews with champion fighters and music legends, this is the definitive book about an enduring phenomenon and is a must-read for boxing and hip-hop fans alike.

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Author:   Todd D. Snyder
Publisher:   Hamilcar Publications
Imprint:   Hamilcar Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 15.20cm
ISBN:  

9781949590395

ISBN 10:   1949590399
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   18 November 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELUDE  Tale of the (Cassette) Tape INTRODUCTION  Check the Rhime CHAPTER 1  Streets Is Watching CHAPTER 2  Brooklyn Go Hard CHAPTER 3  Let the Rhythm Hit ’Em CHAPTER 4  Walk This Way CHAPTER 5  Welcome to the Terrordome CHAPTER 6  Me Against the World CHAPTER 7  Ambitionz Az a Ridah CHAPTER 8  Dirty South CHAPTER 9  Y’all Must’ve Forgot CHAPTER 10  Lean Back CHAPTER 11  Get Money CHAPTER 12  Get Rich or Die Tryin’ CHAPTER 13  What’s Beef? CHAPTER 14  Hate It or Love It CHAPTER 15  Watch the Throne CHAPTER 16  Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems AFTERWORD  Don’t Call It a Comeback ACKNOWLEDGMENTS APPENDIXES : A COMPILATION OF HIP-HOP & BOXING SONGS APPENDIX A  Songs that Reference Boxing Personalities APPENDIX B  Noteworthy Hip-Hop Collaborations with Boxers APPENDIX C  Noteworthy Hip-Hop Songs Specifically Crafted for Boxing APPENDIX D  Noteworthy Hip-Hop Songs by Boxers NOTES WORKS REFERENCED

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"""I love how Todd Snyder's brain works. Like him, I love hip hop, and I love boxing. But I've never seen someone tie them together so well, detailing their shared history, the way each impacted the other and the personalities involved. Beatboxing is written with such tethering, with that kind of impact and insight. It might be my favorite sports book--since the last one Snyder wrote."" --Greg Bishop, Sports Illustrated ""I love how Todd Snyder's brain works. Like him, I love hip hop, and I love boxing. But I've never seen someone tie them together so well, detailing their shared history, the way each impacted the other and the personalities involved. Beatboxing is written with such tethering, with that kind of impact and insight. It might be my favorite sports book-since the last one Snyder wrote."" --Greg Bishop, Sports Illustrated"

Author Information

Dr. Todd D. Snyder is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Siena College in Albany, New York. He received a B.A. and an M.A. in English from Marshall University (2004, 2006) and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Ohio University (2011). Snyder is the author of Beatboxing: How Hip-hop Changed the Fight Game, Bundini: Don't Believe The Hype, The Rhetoric of Appalachian Identity and 12 Rounds in Lo's Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia. His scholarly research draws from a variety of fields: rhetoric and composition, community literacy studies, communications studies, cultural studies, and critical theory. Snyder also teaches a course at Siena College in hip-hop studies and contributed a chapter to The Oxford Handbook of Hip-Hop Studies. The son of a West Virginia boxing trainer, Snyder’s work is also intimately connected to his life experience, the theme of working class masculinity serving as primary focus of his writing projects.

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