Hip Hoptionary TM: The Dictionary of Hip Hop Terminology
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Hip Hoptionary TM: The Dictionary of Hip Hop Terminology
By (Author) Alonzo Westbrook
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del
15th September 2002
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Reference works
781.6603
Winner of School Library Journal Adult Books for Young Adults.
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 128mm, Height 191mm, Spine 13mm
180g
Description
The inventive sounds of hip-hop have echoed far from their Bronx beginnings of twenty years ago. Delivering its message in a unique language all its own, hip hop has garnered commentary from Vibe and Essence as well as the Daily Telegraph and the Wall Street Journal. Now, HIP HOPTIONARY translates dozens of phrases like "marinating in the rizzi with your road dawg" (relaxing in your car with your friend), including: - Big Bodies: SUVs or luxury vehicles - Government Handle: registered birth name - 411: the scoop - Bling-Bling: diamonds, big money, flash and cash - 1812: war, fight (as in War of 1812) Also featuring idioms and beeper codes alongside lists of hip-hop fashion labels, books, mixed drinks and bios of the greatest rappers, this is the ultimate guide for a Double H world.
Author Bio
Alonzo Westbrook is a journalist and former affiliate reporter for ABC and CBS. He lives in New York City.
