Ruff House : from the streets of Philly to the top of the '90s hip-hop charts / Chris Schwartz ; foreword by Lauryn Hill ; introduction by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Author:: Schwartz, Chris
Additional Titles:: Ruffhouse
Published:: New York, NY : Diversion Books, [2019]
Edition:: First Diversion Books edition.
Physical Description:: xiii, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Additional Creators:: Hill, Lauryn and Questlove

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Machine generated contents note: One.Fractured Fairy Tales -- Two.Haze Gray and Underway -- Three.1618 N. Broad Street -- Four.Gucci Time -- Five.The Big Red Machine -- Six.Hand on the Pump -- Seven.Tricks of the Shade -- Eight.Fu-Gee-La -- Nine.Ready or Not -- Ten.Gone Til November -- Eleven.1998: Bath, England -- Twelve.After the Gold Rush.

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"Schwartz and his partner, Joe Nicolo, built Ruffhouse from one desk and a phone to one of hip-hop's most revered record companies while simultaneously struggling with drug addiction and alcoholism. A story of money, greed, envy, betrayal, violence, addiction, loss, and redemption, not to mention a whole lot of music, Ruffhouse reveals the inside story of the record companies, recording studios, tour buses, private jets, mansions, radio stations, and concert halls at the height of hip-hop's 1990s heyday while also uncovering the darker side of the business, from police stations to rehab clinics, courtrooms to prisons. Narrated in Schwartz's own candid, searing prose, Ruffhouse is a portrayal of hip-hop culture at its tipping point, as it transitioned from urban curiosity to a global commercial platform"--Amazon.com.

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9781635765991
1635765994

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