Reviews for The professional singer's guide to New York

The average rating for The professional singer's guide to New York based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-09-26 00:00:00 William Sizemore As someone who grew up in the 90s obsessed with west coast hip hop, I thought I knew all the stories. Turns out that there was a whole layer underneath the Suge Knights and Kurupts of dudes struggling to break into the industry in ways I hadn’t dreamed of. I was particularly fascinated by the passages about the dudes who hung up promotional posters — their tactics for keeping their posters up and making sure other dudes didn’t cover their posters and how their bosses could track album sales based on how many posters went up. This book is similar in perspective to Zinn’s “People’s History...” in that it focuses on the lower echelons rather than the giants in the story. With a focused narrative and memorable characters, this is a fascinating look at an era and an aesthetic that captivated the world for a decade.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-12-04 00:00:00 Mark Pickens This is much more a mini social history of Compton and southern LA told alongside the story over a year of a few young men trying to make it in the hip hop business.