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The Five Percenters: Islam, Hip-hop and the Gods of New York
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Hardcover
from Oneworld Pubns Ltd (June 15, 2007)
9781851685134 | details & prices | 311 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $27.95
About: Traces the movement and evolution of the Nation of Gods and Earths, a group of former outcast black youth from the Nation of Islam's Harlem branch whose fractious beginnings have culminated in their subsequent struggle for legitimacy, in an account that cites their roles in the Attica prison revolt, the 1980s crack empires, and the careers of such figures as Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and rap star 50 Cent.
About: Traces the movement and evolution of the Nation of Gods and Earths, a group of former outcast black youth from the Nation of Islam's Harlem branch whose fractious beginnings have culminated in their subsequent struggle for legitimacy, in an account that cites their roles in the Attica prison revolt, the 1980s crack empires, and the careers of such figures as Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and rap star 50 Cent.
Paperback
from Oneworld Pubns Ltd (November 1, 2008)
9781851686155 | details & prices | 311 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.02 lbs | List price $21.99