{"product_id":"9781617750243","title":"The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world . . . the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel that is wickedly entertaining while being frozen in time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most accomplished black music critic of his generation.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perhaps one of the greatest books ever written. It has the realness of \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Malcolm X\u003c\/i\u003e, the warmth \u003ci\u003eof The Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e, and the page count of \u003ci\u003eTuesdays with Morrie\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Chris Rock on \u003ci\u003eCity Kid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plot Against Hip Hop \u003c\/i\u003eis a noir novel set in the world of hip hop culture. The stabbing murder 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051347067120,"sku":"9781617750243","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617750243_p0.jpg?v=1763850643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617750243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}