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All the unwritten rules of rap say it doesn’t happen like this. Yet Killer Mike, a Black man from Atlanta, Georgia, and El-P, a white man from Brooklyn, New York, have transformed what should have been the twilight of their careers as rappers into their biggest spotlight yet. Known as the hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, they have headlined festivals worldwide, become action figures and Marvel comic book characters, spearheaded a worldwide countercultural movement, and played a significant role in the last two presidential elections. This is the buddy-movie-like story of how they got there. It is a tale that parallels the incredible changes the music industry has gone through over the past twen...
On December 31, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.'s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one of hip-hop's most enigmatic, prolific, and influential figures. The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast recounts the rise, fall, redemption, and untimely demise of MF DOOM. Broken down into five sections: The Man, The Myth, The Mask, The Music, and The Legend, journalist S. H. Fernando chronicles the life of Daniel Dumile Jr., beginning in the house he grew up in in Long Beach, NY, through to the mysterious, masked icon that he was to become. Centring the music, Fernando deftly lays out the history of east-coast rap against DOOM's life story and dissects the personas, projects, tracks, and lyrics that led to his immortality. Including exclusive interviews with those who worked closely with him, the book provides an unknown, intimate, behind the scenes look into the life of MF DOOM, a supervillain on stage and hero to those who paid attention.
Dit boek geeft studenten, docenten en professionals in de verslavingszorg een gedegen overzicht van de belangrijkste aspecten van verslaving en de verslavingszorg. De focus ligt op gebruik, misbruik en afhankelijkheid van psychoactieve stoffen als alcohol, heroïne, cocaïne, XTC en cannabis. Daarnaast is er ook aandacht voor excessief gokken en andere gedragsverslavingen. Wat elke professional over verslaving moet weten is opgebouwd uit vier hoofdstukken: Middelen, gebruik en gebruikers, Misbruik en afhankelijkheid, Maatschappelijke gevolgen en overheidsbeleid, en Behandeling, zorg en herstel bij verslaving. In deze derde editie zijn de praktische informatie en de literatuurlijsten geactual...
With a summary in English. Description of ca. 35.000 pamphlets.