{"product_id":"ode-to-hip-hop","title":"Ode to Hip-Hop","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrate the music that has shaped the culture and given us some of the greatest hits of all time with this vibrantly illustrated anthology, featuring 50 of the most lauded, controversial, and iconic hip-hop albums!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From underground roots to mainstream popularity, hip-hop's influence on music and entertainment around the world has been nothing short of extraordinary. \u003ci\u003eOde to Hip-Hop \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the journey with profiles of fifty albums that have defined, expanded, and ultimately transformed the genre into what it is today. From 2 Live Crew's groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eAs Nasty As They Wanna Be\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989 to Cardi B's similarly provocative \u003ci\u003eInvasion of Privacy\u003c\/i\u003e almost thirty years later, and more, \u003ci\u003eOde to Hip-Hop\u003c\/i\u003e covers hip-hop from coast to coast. Organized by decade and with sidebars on fashion, mixtapes, and key players throughout, the result is a comprehensive homage to hip-hop, published just in time for the fiftieth anniversary. Enjoyed in the club, at a party, through speakers or headphones--the albums in this book deserve to be listened to again and again, for the next fifty years and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Albums featured: \u003ci\u003eKurtis Blow\u003c\/i\u003e (self-titled, 1980); \u003ci\u003eThe Message\u003c\/i\u003e (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 1982); \u003ci\u003eRun-D.M.C\u003c\/i\u003e (self-titled, 1984), \u003ci\u003eHot, Cool \u0026amp; Vicious\u003c\/i\u003e (Salt-N-Pepa, 1986); \u003ci\u003ePaid in Full\u003c\/i\u003e (Eric B. \u0026amp; Rakim, 1987); \u003ci\u003eStraight Outta Compton\u003c\/i\u003e (N.W.A, 1988); \u003ci\u003eLyte as a Rock\u003c\/i\u003e (MC Lyte, 1988); \u003ci\u003eAs Nasty as They Wanna Be\u003c\/i\u003e (2 Live Crew, 1989); \u003ci\u003eMama Said Knock You Out \u003c\/i\u003e(LL Cool J, 1990); \u003ci\u003ePeople's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm\u003c\/i\u003e (A Tribe Called Quest, 1990); \u003ci\u003eThe Chronic\u003c\/i\u003e (Dr. Dre, 1992);\u003ci\u003e Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) \u003c\/i\u003e(Wu-Tang Clan, 1993); \u003ci\u003eBlack Reign\u003c\/i\u003e (Queen Latifah, 1993); \u003ci\u003eDoggystyle\u003c\/i\u003e (Snoop Dogg, 1993); \u003ci\u003eIllmatic\u003c\/i\u003e (Nas, 1994); \u003ci\u003eReady to Die\u003c\/i\u003e (The Notorious B.I.G., 1994); \u003ci\u003eThe Diary \u003c\/i\u003e(Scarface, 1994); \u003ci\u003eFunkdafied\u003c\/i\u003e (Da Brat, 1994); \u003ci\u003eMystic Stylez\u003c\/i\u003e (Three 6 Mafia, 1995); \u003ci\u003eHard Core\u003c\/i\u003e (Lil' Kim, 1996); \u003ci\u003eRidin' Dirty\u003c\/i\u003e (UGK, 1996); \u003ci\u003eAll Eyez On Me\u003c\/i\u003e (2Pac, 1996); \u003ci\u003eSupa Dupa Fly\u003c\/i\u003e (Missy Elliott, 1997); \u003ci\u003eAquemini \u003c\/i\u003e(Outkast, 1998); \u003ci\u003eThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill \u003c\/i\u003e(Lauryn Hill, 1998); \u003ci\u003eIt's Dark and Hell Is Hot \u003c\/i\u003e(DMX, 1998); \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e (The Roots, 1999);\u003ci\u003e Da Baddest B***h \u003c\/i\u003e(Trina, 2000); \u003ci\u003eThe Marshall Mathers LP\u003c\/i\u003e (Eminem, 2000); \u003ci\u003eThe Blueprint\u003c\/i\u003e (JAY-Z, 2001); \u003ci\u003eLord Willin'\u003c\/i\u003e (Clipse, 2002); \u003ci\u003eGet Rich or Die Tryin'\u003c\/i\u003e (50 Cent, 2003); \u003ci\u003eThe College Dropout\u003c\/i\u003e (Kanye West, 2004); \u003ci\u003eLet's Get It: Thug Motivation 101\u003c\/i\u003e (Young Jeezy, 2005); \u003ci\u003eKing \u003c\/i\u003e(T.I., 2006); \u003ci\u003eLupe Fiasco's the Cool\u003c\/i\u003e (Lupe Fiasco, 2007); \u003ci\u003eThe Carter III\u003c\/i\u003e (Lil Wayne, 2008); \u003ci\u003eThe State vs. Radric Davis\u003c\/i\u003e (Gucci Mane, 2009); \u003ci\u003ePink Friday \u003c\/i\u003e(Nicki Minaj, 2010); \u003ci\u003eWatch the Throne\u003c\/i\u003e (JAY-Z \u0026amp; Kanye West, 2011); \u003ci\u003eNothing Was the Same\u003c\/i\u003e (Drake, 2013); \u003ci\u003eTo Pimp a Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e (Kendrick Lamar, 2015); \u003ci\u003eDS2\u003c\/i\u003e (Future, 2015); \u003ci\u003eCulture\u003c\/i\u003e (Migos, 2017); \u003ci\u003eInvasion of Privacy\u003c\/i\u003e (Cardi B., 2018); \u003ci\u003eWhack World \u003c\/i\u003e(Tierra Whack, 2018); \u003ci\u003eEve\u003c\/i\u003e (Rapsody, 2019); \u003ci\u003eCity on Lock \u003c\/i\u003e(City Girls, 2020); \u003ci\u003eMontero \u003c\/i\u003e(Lil Nas X, 2021); \u003ci\u003eTraumazine\u003c\/i\u003e (Megan Thee Stallion, 2022)\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Running Press Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43035071840434,"sku":"9780762482979","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_aacd2f9e-753f-4cc9-bca3-10727855530b.jpg?v=1759551722","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/ode-to-hip-hop","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}