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The Pathseven stages, one path
Hip-hop is transformation, outside and inside. Seven stages, each with its chapters.
1Survival Style Mission · SURVIVE
On the street, getting through comes first.
Outsidea roof, food, safe through the night
Insidedon't give up
7The Scene Before 1973coming soon
8The Bronx in Ruinscoming soon
9The Hoe Avenue Peacecoming soon
10Who Invented Hip-Hop?coming soon
11The Founding Yearscoming soon
38The 1970scoming soon
1Prologue: How I Got Into Hip-Hopcoming soon
2Growing Up in Germanycoming soon
2Expression Style Mission · LET IT OUT
The pain comes out: as a tag, a rhyme, a move.
Outsideyour tag on the wall, your track
Insidethe pain finds a way out
2What Is Hip-Hop?coming soon
5Roots in Africa and the Caribbeancoming soon
6African American Roots of Rapcoming soon
22The Elementscoming soon
23DJing and Turntablismcoming soon
25MCing and Rapcoming soon
26Breaking and Funk Stylescoming soon
27Graffiti and Writingcoming soon
28Beatboxingcoming soon
49The Eras Matrixcoming soon
6Rap and Open Mikecoming soon
3Skill Style Mission · BASICS FIRST
Skill makes you strong, and practice makes skill.
Outsideskills everyone can see
Insideknowing that practice works
24Producing and Beatmakingcoming soon
29Knowledgecoming soon
34The Tools of the Culturecoming soon
45Rap Styles Through the Yearscoming soon
46Rap by Stancecoming soon
73Getting Into Hip-Hopcoming soon
74Hip-Hop Skillscoming soon
75Skills Through the Yearscoming soon
78Body and Healthcoming soon
4Belonging Style Mission · FAMILY
The crew becomes family.
Outsidea crew, a name together
Insideyou are not alone
1What Is Culture?coming soon
4Scene, Crews and Codescoming soon
20The Unwritten Lawscoming soon
30Street Fashioncoming soon
31Slang and Languagecoming soon
33Double Dutch, Streetball, Skateboardingcoming soon
41The 1990scoming soon
48Queer in Hip-Hopcoming soon
56Global Hip-Hopcoming soon
57France, Grime, Kwaito and Morecoming soon
58Hip-Hop in Germanycoming soon
60Heidelberg and Stuttgartcoming soon
61German Rap from the 90s to Todaycoming soon
64Deutschrap Todaycoming soon
65Stuttgart: Scene, Spots, Peoplecoming soon
66Spaces and Jamscoming soon
67Hip-Hop Todaycoming soon
68The Hip-Hop Communitycoming soon
3First Crew, First Walls, First Jamscoming soon
4Stuttgart in the 90scoming soon
5Recognition Style Mission · RESPECT
You have a name because you earned it.
Outsiderespect, props, fame
Insideyou know who you are, even without applause
12The Pioneerscoming soon
13Women in Hip-Hopcoming soon
21From Toy to Kingcoming soon
32Street Entrepreneurialismcoming soon
39Rapper's Delight and the Leap Into the Worldcoming soon
40The 1980scoming soon
42The 2000scoming soon
43The 2010scoming soon
50Famous DJscoming soon
51MCscoming soon
52The Writerscoming soon
53B-Boys and B-Girlscoming soon
54Beatboxerscoming soon
55KRS-One and the Knowledge Keeperscoming soon
59Pioneers in Germanycoming soon
77Rap and Moneycoming soon
6Responsibility Style Mission · STAND UP
If you can do something, show the younger ones.
Outsidejams, projects, workshops
Insideyou carry your share
3Myths and Stereotypescoming soon
14The Art and the Artistcoming soon
15The Valuescoming soon
16Keep It Realcoming soon
18Declaration of Peacecoming soon
19The Seven Principlescoming soon
47Origins and Politicscoming soon
62Gangsta Rap in Germanycoming soon
63Rap, the Index and Censorshipcoming soon
70Each one teach onecoming soon
71Is Hip-Hop Dead?coming soon
72The Scene and AIcoming soon
76Law and Ethicscoming soon
5From Writer to Graffiti Coachcoming soon
7Passing on Style Mission · NEXT GEN
In the end, what counts is what remains when you leave.
Outsidestudents who teach themselves
Insidemeaning beyond yourself
17Hip-Hop as Consciousnesscoming soon
35The Media of the Culturecoming soon
36Hip-Hop in Film and Photocoming soon
37Celebrations, Events and Remembrancecoming soon
44The 2020scoming soon
69Old School, New Schoolcoming soon
7Faith and Hip-Hop: My Perspectivecoming soon
8Epilogue: Why I'm Writing This Workcoming soon
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