The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop
By Dan Charnas
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By Dan Charnas
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“There has never been a better book about hip-hop…a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page.”—A.V. Club
The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC’s crossover breakthrough on MTV, the marketing of gangsta rap, and the rise of artist/entrepreneurs like Jay-Z.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE VH1 SERIES THE BREAKS
The Big Payback takes readers from ...
The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC’s crossover breakthrough on MTV, the marketing of gangsta rap, and the rise of artist/entrepreneurs like Jay-Z.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE VH1 SERIES THE BREAKS
The Big Payback takes readers from ...






















