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The Plot against Hip Hop
The D Hunter Mysteries (Book 2)
- Author
- Nelson George
- Narrator
- Nicole Small
- Publish Date
- 1 September 2014
- Run Time
- 5 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Plot against Hip Hop is a noir novel set in the world of hip-hop culture. The fatal stabbing of esteemed music critic Dwayne Robinson in a Soho office building is 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 hard-core 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.
Critics Review
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“Part procedural murder mystery, part conspiracy-theory manifesto, Nelson George’s The Plot against Hip Hop reads like the PTSD fever dream of a renegade who’s done several tours of duty in the trenches…Plot’s combination of record-biz knowledge and ghetto fabulosity could have been written only by venerable music journalist Nelson George, who knows his hip-hop history…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
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“George very masterfully has created a novel that informs as well as entertains.”
Huffington Post
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“The Plot against Hip Hop is a quick-moving murder mystery that educates its audience on Hip Hop’s pioneer generation along the way…A nostalgic look at a magical and manic moment in time.”
New York Journal of Books
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“This hard-boiled tale is jazzed up with authentic street slang and name-dropping…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.”
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“George is a well-known, respected hip-hop chronicler…Now he adds crime fiction to his résumé with a carefully plotted crime novel peopled by believable characters and real-life hip-hop personalities.”
Booklist
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“George’s prose sparkles with an effortless humanity, bringing his characters to life in a way that seems true and beautiful. The story—and the conspiracy behind it—is one we all need to hear as consumers and creators in the post-hardcore hip-hop world.”
Shelf Awareness
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“George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world…Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel that is wickedly entertaining while being frozen in time.”
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Details
- Author
- Nelson George
- Narrator
- Nicole Small
- Duration
- 5 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 September 2014
- ISBN
- 9781481500043
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
The Plot against Hip Hop is a noir novel set in the world of hip-hop culture. The fatal stabbing of esteemed music critic Dwayne Robinson in a Soho office building is 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 hard-core 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.
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