biography

An updated edition of the best-selling biography of the unique and uncompromising Slim Shady. From his roots in a racially divided Detroit, through his work Dr. Dre and The Bass Brothers, to his position as a dominant cultural force and headline-grabber, the story of Marshall Mathers continues to cause controversy.

Russell Myrie’s Don’t Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin’ is the first authorized biography of Public Enemy, the foremost hip-hop group of all time. With unprecedented access to the group, Myrie has conducted extensive interviews with Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Terminator X, Professor Griff, and the Shocklee Brothers, along with many others who form a part of Public Enemy’s legacy.

Christopher R. Weingarten provides a thrilling account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-soundingrecord: engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing - even occasionally stomping on vinyl that sounded too clean.

And Mama Winbush said, "I'm glad ya'll came"! (smiling generously) "I never got to show nobody this ole' stuff you see this is the way we do things everyday. See these peppers hanging up! These been drying fora long time, and they're hit; woo... they're hot! See we salts the meat, we didn't have no freezers, huh?

HE TOOK THE SOUND OF THE STREETS TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS.... JAM MASTER JAY Before anyone heard of New Jack, Gangsta, East or West Coast, Jam Master Jay had already gained worldwide acclaim in the early days of rap. As one third of Run DMC, Jay worked the turntables into a funky, catchy sound that combined hard-rock riffs with slamming street rhythms, and ushered in a new era of popular music.