The Five Percenters

The Five Percenters
Author: Michael Muhammad Knight
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1780744498

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From Malcom X to the Wu Tang Clan, the first in-depth account of this fascinating black power movement With a cast of characters ranging from Malcolm X to 50 Cent, Knight’s compelling work is the first detailed account of the movement inextricably linked with black empowerment, Islam, New York, and hip-hop. Whether discussing the stars of Five Percenter rap or 1980s crack empires, this fast-paced investigation uncovers the community’s icons and heritage, and examines its growing influence in urban American youth culture.


The Five Percenters
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Michael Muhammad Knight
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-01 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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From Malcom X to the Wu Tang Clan, the first in-depth account of this fascinating black power movement With a cast of characters ranging from Malcolm X to 50 Ce
Why I Am a Five Percenter
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Michael Muhammad Knight
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-13 - Publisher: Penguin

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A thoughtful, insider view of The Five Percenters-a deeply complex and misunderstood community whose ideas and symbols influenced the rise of hip-hop. Misrepres
Five Percenter Rap
Language: en
Pages: 216
Authors: Felicia M. Miyakawa
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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Hip-hop evangelism--a compelling look at a rap subgroup that explores its musical, social, and political contexts.
The True History of Allah and His 5%
Language: en
Pages: 380
Authors: The Gods & Earths Who Were There!
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-16 - Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

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This book is based on the true history of Allah "the Father" and His great Nation of Gods and Earths known as the Five Percenters. This is the greatest story th
Esotericism in African American Religious Experience
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors:
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-11-06 - Publisher: BRILL

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In Esotericism in African American Religious Experience: “There is a Mystery” ..., Stephen C. Finley, Margarita Simon Guillory, and Hugh R. Page, Jr. assemb