The art of sampling one of the most innovative music processes to emerge in the late-twentieth century stands today as both a celebrated art form and a cultural activity within the hip hop/rap music tradition and beyond. 'The Art of Sampling' (Amir Said, author of 'The BeatTips Manual'), examines this complex and controversial music process, and presents a study that illuminates the history, creative mechanics, and philosophy of sampling, while also exploring the implications that it holds for copyright law. Divided into three primary parts, including an in-depth History part, a robust Instruction (how-to) part, and a highly comprehensive Copyright Law part, 'The Art of Sampling' is detailed, sharply informative, and engaging. Astute and intensely thought-provoking, it s the definitive book on sampling in the hip hop/rap music tradition and copyright law, and one of the most striking and poignant music studies to come along in years.

The Art of Sampling: The Sampling Tradition of Hip Hop/Rap Music and Copyright Law

Arts & Photography

Amir Said

Music

Superchamp Books

New York City is tough to figure out. For short-term visitors, this usually isn't a concern. But for long-term visitors, those who plan to or have already relocated, understanding NYC is a must. For many, the task of learning NYC becomes little more than a wishful bargain with time. But time and patience alone doesn't necessarily help you figure out NYC. That's what makes 'The Truth About New York: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City That Never Sleeps' so useful. This innovative book by Amir Said is a cultural study that works as the ultimate NYC survival guide for newcomers and veteran New Yorkers alike. Containing a detailed examination of everything from the New York mentality to dating and sex in NYC, 'The Truth About New York' is deeply informative, vast in its scope, and groundbreaking in its approach.

The Truth About New York: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City That Never Sleeps

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Beatmaking is a rich and very meticulous art-craft. It contains a number of unique methods and practices, each potentially more complex and challenging than the other. The BeatTips Manual breaks down the complexity of beatmaking and hip hop/rap production, and erases all of the myth and mystery. The BeatTips Manual is brilliantly divided into five primary parts, including: an absolutely stunning History part, an extensively detailed and robust Instruction part, a Music Theory part, a Business part, and an explosive Interviews part, which includes exclusive shop-talk with DJ Premier, DJ Toomp, 9th Wonder, Marley Marl and more. Indeed, The BeatTips Manual is meticulously comprehensive and sharply informative. Through a highly detailed analysis of the origins of beatmaking as well as its key aesthetics, principles, predilections, nuances, and priorities, Amir Said (Sa id) offers a magnificent level of "understanding." Moreover, he convincingly argues that not only is beatmaking a legitimate music compositional process, but that beatmakers (hip hop producers) are the common composers of our time. An incredibly revealing look at the beatmaking musical process, and one of the most fascinating studies of hip hop culture and the hip hop/rap music tradition to ever be recorded, The BeatTips Manualis a groundbreaking work. Incomparable in both scope and size, this book deciphers many untold nuances of the art of beatmaking. Destined to serve as the standard text for hip hop production education, The BeatTips Manual is also certain to be one of the leading studies of hip hop culture. Extremely accessible and intensely thought-provoking, The BeatTips Manual is the answer for anyone interested in improving their beatmaking knowledge and understanding of hip hop/rap music and the encompassing hip hop culture.

The BeatTips Manual: Beatmaking, the Hip Hop/Rap Music Tradition, and the Common Composer

Benjy Melendez, founder of the Ghetto Brothers street gang, social activist, and lead singer of the Ghetto Brothers band, now tells his story: a memoir of life as a late 1960s/early 1970s street gang member, of a musician on the cusp of stardom, a fighter for peace, and a man on a quest to reclaim his Jewish roots. With chilling detail and candor, Benjy Melendez opens up as never before in Ghetto Brother (Benjy Melendez with Amir Said). Telling the story of his family, growing up first in the West Village in in the '60s, his family's forced move to the South Bronx, his life in a street gang, and his transformation to a peace ambassador, Ghetto Brother is a riveting memoir that explores the human condition. Melendez takes us back to the forgotten New York of the late 1960s and early 1970s that gave rise to New York's infamous street gang era. But at its core, Ghetto Brother examines the route from boy to man in uncharted territory, and it renders a vivid portrait of what identity means and what happens when that identity dissolves and grows anew. Evocative and filled with the sights and sounds of a changing New York and a transformative life, Ghetto Brother is the fascinating chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary leader.

Ghetto Brother: How I Found Peace in the South Bronx Street Gang Wars

Children's Books

Benjy Melendez

Biographies

Out of the ruins of the South Bronx disaster came an artistically rich and deeply influential street culture: hip hop. From the start, hip hop coalesced around its music. Revered everywhere for its sound, style, force, rawness, and honesty, hip hop/rap music is one of the most popular and inclusive music traditions in the world. Although half of hip hop/rap music s power and appeal can rightfully be attributed to the art of rapping, it is the art of beatmaking that mostly distinguishes hip hop/rap music from every other music form and musical tradition that has preceded it. The BeatTips Manual (Amir Said) is the definitive study of the art of beatmaking (hip hop production). Brilliantly divided into five major parts -- a riveting History part, an extensive Instruction (how-to) part, an insightful Interviews part, which features exclusive interviews with DJ Premier, DJ Toomp, Marley Marl, 9th Wonder and more, an explosive Music Theory part, and a Business part -- The BeatTips Manual is robust, detailed, and comprehensive. Containing a sharp analysis of the origins of beatmaking, as well as its key aesthetics, principles, priorities, and predilections, The BeatTips Manual is an incisive look at the art of beatmaking and an intense read. Not only the most complete examination of the hip hop/rap music process, it's also among the leading studies of hip hop culture itself. Destined to expand and transform traditional ideas about musicians, musicianship, and musical processes, The BeatTips Manual is one of the most important and innovative music studies ever published.

The BeatTips Manual: The Art of Beatmaking, the Hip Hop/Rap Music Tradition, and the Common Composer

Paris, the world s most visited city, is tough to figure out. For short-term visitors, this usually isn t a concern. However, for long-term visitors, figuring out Paris is a must. For instance, what philosophies do Parisians hold dear? What s the political reality of Paris? What s the business and work environment like? What does the race and ethnic picture look like in Paris? What s dating and sex really like in Paris? Understanding complex fundamentals like these is critical to a long-term visitor s stay in Paris. For many, the task of learning Paris becomes little more than a wishful bargain with time. But time and patience alone doesn't necessarily help you figure out Paris! Moreover, many long-term visitors to Paris would rather not wait out some arbitrary time frame, with the mere hope that Paris will eventually reveal herself to them. Instead, they d prefer to meet Paris head on, figure her out with some fundamental understanding about her already secured. In some cases, this has meant talking with some friends or family who ve spent time in Paris. More often, however, this has meant reading a Paris travel guide. But the typical Paris travel guide is geared for the short-term visitor, the vacationer, not the long-term visitor. That s what makes The Truth About Paris: The Long-Term Visitor s Guide to the City of Light, the innovative book by John McNulty and Amir Said, so useful. The Truth About Paris is a book designed for the long-term visitor to Paris. And while it s a guide specifically intended for those who spend much more time in Paris than your average vacationer, it s truly a template for helping anyone interested in figuring out Paris.

The Truth About Paris: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City of Light

Travel

John McNulty

Europe

New York City is tough to figure out. For short-term visitors, this usually isn't a concern. But for long-term visitors, those who plan to or have already relocated, understanding NYC is a must. For many, the task of learning NYC becomes little more than a wishful bargain with time. But time and patience alone doesn't necessarily help you figure out NYC. That's what makes 'The Truth About New York: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City That Never Sleeps' so useful. This innovative book by Amir Said is a cultural study that works as the ultimate NYC study guide for newcomers and veteran New Yorkers alike. Containing a detailed examination of everything from the New York mentality to dating and sex in NYC, 'The Truth About New York' is deeply informative, vast in its scope, and groundbreaking in its approach.

Anthropology

Medium Speed in the City Called Paris: Poems, Vol. 1 by Amir Said (The Truth About New York) is a collection of poems that is bold in its approach and broad in its appeal. From the intricate nuances of city life in Paris and New York to the complex issues of race and inequality to love won, lost, and disregarded to the battle of man vs. machine (computers and networks), Medium Speed in the City Called Paris is an astonishingly creative exploration of humanity and one of modern poetry's most unique offerings.

Medium Speed in the City Called Paris: Poems, Vol. 1

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

The doctrine of mutually assured destruction (MAD) is a fitting analogy and guide for dating and sex and the types of bonds that we form from these interpersonal relationships. Why some couples stay together (or why some bonds last) and why others ultimately split up (and why some bonds crash), often speaks to self-preservation. People in relationships - serious or casual - stay in or leave those relationships based on what Said calls the "theory of mutual self-destruction" (TMSD). As an umbrella term, TMSD serves as an excellent pathway to exploring the nature of dating and sexual relationships. Dating & Sex: The Theory of Mutual Self-Destruction is an anthology of essays written by a number of different writers from all walks a life, from around the world. Edited by Amir Said, this profound and in-depth collection offers a great deal of insight into relationships, modern dating, and sex.

Dating and Sex: The Theory of Mutual Self-Destruction

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

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The Art of Sampling: The Sampling Tradition of Hip Hop/Rap Music and Copyright Law

The Truth About New York: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City That Never Sleeps

The BeatTips Manual: Beatmaking, the Hip Hop/Rap Music Tradition, and the Common Composer

Ghetto Brother: How I Found Peace in the South Bronx Street Gang Wars

The BeatTips Manual: The Art of Beatmaking, the Hip Hop/Rap Music Tradition, and the Common Composer

The Truth About Paris: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City of Light

The Truth About New York: The Long-Term Visitor's Guide to the City That Never Sleeps

Medium Speed in the City Called Paris: Poems, Vol. 1

Dating and Sex: The Theory of Mutual Self-Destruction