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Rap : looking for the perfect beat

Title
Rap : looking for the perfect beat / LWT production ; produced and directed by Susan Shaw ; edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Publication
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, 2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Melle Mel.
  • Shaw, Susan.
  • Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
  • Afrika Bambaataa, 1957-
  • George, Nelson.
  • Scott-Heron, Gil, 1949-2011.
  • Ice Cube (Musician)
  • Snoop Dogg, 1972-
  • London Weekend Television (Firm)
  • Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
This program featuring rap-master Melle Mel describes the history of rap and hip-hop from its roots in earlier oral and musical traditions to its full flowering in the mid-1990s.
Subjects
Note
  • Originally released in 1994.
Performer (note)
  • Afrika Bambaataa, Nelson George, Gil Scott-Heron, Ice Cube, Snoop Doggy Dogg.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
OCLC
  • ocm44614400
  • SCSB-4239681
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries