{ "item_title" : "The Plot Against Hip Hop", "item_author" : [" "], "item_description" : "A wickedly entertaining crime thriller from a renowned chronicler of the world of rap music (Kirkus Reviews).Finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Literature The stabbing murder of esteemed music critic Dwayne Robinson in a Soho office building has been dismissed by the NYPD as a gang initiation. But his old friend, bodyguard and security expert D Hunter, suspects there are larger forces at work. D Hunter's investigation into his mentor's murder leads into a parallel history of hip hop, a place where renegade government agents, behind-the-scenes power brokers, and paranoid journalists know a truth that only a few hardcore fans suspect. This rewrite of hip hop history mixes real-life figures with characters pulled from the culture's hidden world, including Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Russell Simmons. This hard-boiled tale is jazzed up with authentic street slang and name-dropping (Biggie, Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne, and Chuck D) . . . George's tightly packaged mystery pivots on a believable conspiracy . . . and his street cred shines in his descriptions of Harlem and Brownsville's mean streets. —Library Journal George is a well-known, respected hip-hop chronicler . . . Now he adds crime fiction to his resume with a carefully plotted crime novel peopled by believable characters and real-life hip-hop personalities. —Booklist Reads almost like Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice, but in the world of rap music . . . If you love crime fiction and you love hip hop, this book is a must read. —BookRiot Part procedural murder mystery, part conspiracy-theory manifesto . . . .The writing is as New York as 'Empire State of Mind,' and D is a detective compelling enough to anchor a series. —Time Out New York", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers2/ebook/23/08/9781617750823_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "10.65", "our_price" : "10.65", "club_price" : "10.65", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "club_savings_amt" : "0", "club_savings_pct" : "0" } }

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