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With pieces drawn from the extensive personal collection of Pharrell Williams, this is a stunning and unprecedented exploration of the “bling” in hip-hop culture and fashion.<BR><BR>Few recording artists have had a greater hand in incorporating the culture of hip-hop into contemporary luxury than Pharrell Williams. Collaborating with Louis Vuitton nearly two decades ago, Pharrell was the first to have his designs integrated into the haute joaillerie of the great maisons. His innovative team-ups continue through to the present day, most memorably with Tiffany and Chanel, and the watchmaker Richard Mille.<BR><BR>The most extravagant of these chains, rings, and pendants—crafted in precious metals and studded with gems—are as much a part of Pharrell’s musical performance as they are of his personal style. His designs, which include one-off pieces such as solid-gold cases for mobile phones and handheld game consoles, have been legendary for featuring iconography of Pharrell’s own brands, Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream.<BR><BR>This book was originally published with two different colored covers. Customers will be shipped either of the colors at random. <BR><BR>Featured in the book are over 100 pieces, many of which he created in tandem with some of the most recognizable designers in the industry—such as Jacob & Co, Yoon & Verbal, and Lorraine Schwartz. With frequent collaborators such as NIGO® and Tyler the Creator, Pharrell discusses his role in the evolution of hip-hop jewelry, the processes involved in the creation of his one-of-a-kind custom pieces, and the state of connoisseurship in a growing market for the most extravagant of hip-hop collectibles.

Benny moves into an expensive suburb when his mother re-marries. Feeling totally out of place and exposed to negative influences, he retaliates through acts of petty crime and violence. Benny's spiritual intuition comes to his aid: he finds focus in boxing and expression through rapping, which ultimately leads him down a better road. Games and the Fight is a raw and honest guide to rising above your circumstances and finding success, regardless of where you're from and the mistakes you've made.

The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerThe Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerPRAISE FOR WILL'The best memoir I ever read' Oprah Winfrey'If you read one book this year, make it this one' Jay Shetty'Incredible' Idris Elba'The book is awesome. So candid and considered...fascinating' Chris Evans'A triumph...really inspiring, so well written, vulnerable and deep. I highly recommend it' Mindy Kaling'It's fantastic...very moving' Zoe Ball'Incredibly honest...inspiring' Greg James'A wild ride' New York Times'Raw, comedic, inspirational' GQOne of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.Will Smith's transformation from a fearful child in a tense West Philadelphia home to one of the biggest rap stars of his era and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, with a string of box office successes that will likely never be broken, is an epic tale of inner transformation and outer triumph, and Will tells it astonishingly well. But it's only half the story.Will Smith thought, with good reason, that he had won at life: not only was his own success unparalleled, his whole family was at the pinnacle of the entertainment world. Only they didn't see it that way: they felt more like star performers in his circus, a seven-days-a-week job they hadn't signed up for. It turned out Will Smith's education wasn't nearly over.This memoir is the product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind. Written with the help of Mark Manson, author of the multi-million-copy bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Will is the story of how one exceptional man mastered his own emotions, written in a way that can help everyone else do the same. Few of us will know the pressure of performing on the world's biggest stages for the highest of stakes, but we can all understand that the fuel that works for one stage of our journey might have to be changed if we want to make it all the way home. The combination of genuine wisdom of universal value and a life story that is preposterously entertaining, even astonishing, puts Will the book, like its author, in a category by itself.'The Hollywood star's autobiography is full of indiscretions, drug-fuelled escapades and terrible parenting. Who could ask for more?' Telegraph'Candid ... digs into the life events which fine-tuned Smith's weapons-grade charisma and steely determination' Observer'I absolutely loved it...no holds barred...I felt as if Will Smith was talking to me. It's a testament to him and to his family' Lorraine Kelly

Da ormai più di 20 anni, Eminem è una delle star della musica più grandi e controverse del mondo, forse la figura più importante uscita dalla musica popolare dai tempi di Kurt Cobain. "Whatever You Say I AM" - basato su interviste esclusive con i membri della famiglia di Eminem, figure chiave nel mondo della musica, sociologi e diverse fotografie inedite - è il libro che rivela senza filtri né censure l'uomo dietro il microfono. Lo scrittore Anthony Bozza, grazie ai numerosi incontri con Eminem, è riuscito a raccontare la vita, i demoni e la sua straordinaria ascesa alla celebrità da una posizione privilegiata, un punto di vista esclusivo che il rapper non concederà più ad alcun giornalista negli anni a venire. Prefazione di Andrea Maria Rossi e Claudio Foggini. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

'Anche le ragazze si masturbano? Guardare il porno fa male? Quando capiamo che siamo pronte per fare sesso? Tutte le ragazze hanno la clitoride? L'omosessualità è una malattia?': sono queste e molte altre le domande - sincere e spontanee - poste dalla Generazione Z alla loro guru e icona di stile Chadia Rodriguez nel libro che avete fra le mani. Fra le sue pagine coloratissime infatti Chadia, vestendo i panni della migliore amica che tutti vorremmo avere al nostro fianco, ha scelto di fare quello che nessun adulto si sognerebbe di cominciare: parlare di sesso, anche quello esplicito e disinibito, senza retorica, ipocrisie e pregiudizi. Perché nel sesso, ci dice, niente è davvero sbagliato se ci procura piacere e se teniamo la mente aperta e abbandoniamo falsi moralismi. Con il suo stile diretto e disinvolto, e con la consulenza costante di un team di psicologi e sessuologi, Chadia Rodriguez accompagna i lettori e le lettrici in un viaggio davvero poco convenzionale alla scoperta del nostro corpo, di una sessualità libera da vincoli e da stereotipi, per trovare o ritrovare il nostro piacere e viverlo in piena libertà e consapevolezza. Chadia Rodriguez, irriverente, provocatrice e modernissima tanto sulla scena della musica trap italiana - che ha rivoluzionato con i suoi testi dirompenti - quanto nella vita reale, si mostra ora in una veste inedita e irresistibile. Nato come programma televisivo su Discovery e approdato finalmente in libreria, tra consigli, aneddoti, domande, dubbi e confessioni questo originale manuale di educazione al piacere è il manifesto liberatorio che stavamo aspettando. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Join Bryan and Ryan Wood, better known as the NEWMONEYTWINZ, on an autobiographical journey through a loving, yet educational, upbringing into adulthood; marked with hard work, entrepreneurialism, and an unbreakable will to succeed.<BR>The twins, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, part of the DC Metro area, have made waves across the globe through their established career and offer their wisdom throughout the pages within. <BR>This is not your typical, "bootstraps," commentary as the NEWMONEYTWINZ are well attuned to the needs and misfortunes of those in many communities. Their hope in this book is that it offers a light on the opportunities that do exist. <BR>The journey winds its way chronologically through the lives of the twins, from their day one surprise to their current successes in the industry.<BR>The NEWMONEYTWINZ craft their own stories into lessons that prod budding successes out of the cyclical despair that many impoverished African American's face day in and day out. <BR>Bryan and Ryan believe in the power of hard work and convey their message in a way that inspires innovative ways to make money and growing businesses in a post-pandemic world. <BR>Escape the cycle of financial restraint by creating new wealth through building a successful business. <BR>Join the NEWMONEYTWINZ on their odyssey of a lifetime. You may just end up starting down your own path to previously unimaginable success.<BR>

Wow! We have kicked off 2021 with challenge after challenge. One thing I know that unites us all is our love of music, fashion , film and literature .Happy New Year Pump It Up Magazine readers!We start the New Year off with our Hip Hop edition. On the cover is Geechie Dan, award winning rapper and director of the Hip Hop Museum in Washington DC.We've got some great articles on Hip Hop culture that will answer questions you may have on its influence in the world today!Don't forget to check out our new and upcoming indie artists,Terry Blades sultry Smooth Jazz and R&B gem, called The Silent Treatment.The chart topping AC artist Em, who's single Say What You Mean was #2 on Digital Radio Tracker indie chart, and is gaining huge traction at the Triple A radio format.A great interview with Grandmaster GMS.And last but not least, the legendary Dance Diva Jessica Williams who's new single " So Good" talks about being at home with those you love.Don't forget to check out our recommended books section , fashion and of course please tune in to Pump It Up Magazine radio.Be safe and wellAnissa Boudjaoui

Taking up where he left off with Kinds of Blue (The Ohio State University Press, 2004), Jürgen E. Grandt seeks to explore in depth some of the implications of the modernist jazz aesthetic resonating in the African American literary tradition. Grandt's new book, Shaping Words to Fit the Soul:The Southern Ritual Grounds of Afro-Modernism, probes the ways in which modernism's key themes of fragmentation, alienation, and epistemology complicate the mapping of the American South as an "authenticating" locus of African American narrative. Rather than being a site of authentication, the South constitutes a symbolic territory that actually resists the very narrative strategies deployed to capture it. The figurative ritual grounds traversed in texts by Frederick Douglass, Jean Toomer, Richard Wright, and Tayari Jones reveal Afro-modernism as modernism with a historical conscience. Since literary Afro-modernism recurrently points to music as a symbolic territory of liberatory potential, this study also visits a variety of soundscapes, from the sorrow songs of the slaves to the hip-hop of the Dirty South, and from the blues of W. C. Handy to the southern rock of the Allman Brothers Band. Afro-modernism as modernism with a historical conscience thus suggests a reconfiguration of southern ritual grounds as situated in time and mind rather than time and place, and the ramifications of this process extend far above and beyond the Mason-Dixon Line.

Dalle anguste case diroccate nei sobborghi di Atlanta, la musica trap ha conquistato in meno di vent'anni tutto il mondo, influenzando molti aspetti della cultura giovanile quali il linguaggio, l'abbigliamento e i consumi. Con la partecipazione di alcuni fra i maggiori artisti sulla scena trap italiana - Lazza, Vegas Jones, Ketama126, Ernia, Beba e Maruego - il libro racconta gli argomenti prediletti (i soldi, il "blocco", le sostanze, lo stile, le donne e il linguaggio) sui quali questa musica ha edificato il proprio successo. Riccamente illustrato e aperto da un'introduzione storica utile a contestualizzarne le origini, il volume è corredato da diversi box che contengono citazioni, aneddoti, canzoni chiave e i "dissing", ovvero i più famosi litigi. La doppia prefazione di TM88 ed Emis Killa, il contributo di Filippo Agostinelli e la copertina di Moab, uno dei grafici italiani più noti nel "Trap Game", ne fanno un must per tutti gli appassionati del genere.

Graffiti art. DJ battles. This is the story of hip hop's cultural revolution.Hip-hop exploded from simmering inner-city streets into chart-topping beats and rhymes in the pivotal 1980s. Fusing raw social commentary with bold vision, rap music evolved from underground rebel to global phenomenon.In "History of Hip Hop: Volume 2", author Eric Reese chronicles the iconic artists, albums, and events that shaped rap's Golden Age. Journey through hip-hop's coming of age from old school jams to new school innovation. Learn how rap spread like wildfire from the Bronx while visionaries like Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and N.W.A created controversy by keeping it real.The book dives deep on major influences - from DJs sampling beats to MCs flowing socially-conscious lyrics...from breaking and spray can street art to fresh urban fashion and cinema...from Yo! MTV Raps to radio and vinyl spreading it worldwide. It also explores regional rivalries as hip-hop became big business on the East and West Coasts.Experience the echoes of hip-hop's boombox era firsthand. Discover how the raw roots music of marginalized communities morphed into a creative juggernaut during a decade that changed music forever. See why 80s rap still provides the blueprint for hip-hop today.

Marz Banx, the legendary MC, is lamenting what it means to be in the rap game at the age of forty. Feeling like the game has passed him by and becoming more focused on his daughter, Jazz, he decides to interview for a job as a college professor in Nashville to be closer to her. While Marz is planning his escape from New York, he also finds himself trying to help his daughter get through her Sweet Sixteen, while she deals with her own issues. This, coupled together with his unrelenting feelings for the married mother of his daughter, only makes the birthday weekend that much more potentially explosive.

This book is the first to provide an interdisciplinary academic analysis of the impact of Kendrick Lamar's corpus. Starting with Section 80 and ending on DAMN., it deals with each of Lamar's four major projects.

Award-winning poet and playwright Idris Goodwin interrogates and remixes our cultural past in order to make sense of our present and potential futures.