Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide

by Oliver Wang

With over 40 unique reviews covering 60 landmark hip - hop albums, Classic Material proves that there is no lack of intelligent commentary and criticism on rap music. Written by an impressive team of North America's most talented journalists, the book tackles over 20 years of hip - hop recordings.

284 pages, Paperback

First published December 27, 2012

About the author

Oliver Wang is Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Long Beach. He is the editor of Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide, and has written for NPR, Vibe, Wax Poetics, the Los Angeles Times, the Oakland Tribune, and the Village Voice, amongst others.