{"product_id":"rap-capital-an-atlanta-story-joe-coscarelli","title":"Rap Capital: An Atlanta Story, Joe Coscarelli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap—a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efrom acclaimed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereporter Joe Coscarelli.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom mansions to trap houses, office buildings to strip clubs, Atlanta is defined by its rap music. But this flashy and fast-paced world is rarely seen below surface-level as a collection not of superheroes and villains, cartoons and caricatures, but of flawed and inspired individuals all trying to get a piece of what everyone else seems to have. In artistic, commercial, and human terms, Atlanta rap represents the most consequential musical ecosystem of this century so far. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRap Capital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the dramatic stories of the people who make it tick, and the city that made them that way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lives of the artists driving the culture, from megastars like Lil Baby and Migos to lesser-known local strivers like Lil Reek and Marlo, represent the modern American dream but also an American nightmare, as young Black men and women wrestle generational curses, crippled school systems, incarceration, and racism on the way to an improbable destination atop art and commerce. Across Atlanta, rap dreams power countless overlapping economies, but they’re also a gamble, one that could make a poor man rich or a poor man poorer, land someone in jail or keep them out of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on years of reporting, more than a hundred interviews, dozens of hours in recording studios and on immersive ride-alongs, acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reporter Joe Coscarelli weaves a cinematic tapestry of this singular American culture as it took over in the last decade, from the big names to the lesser-seen prospects, managers, grunt-workers, mothers, DJs, lawyers and dealers that are equally important to the industry. The result is a deeply human, era-defining book. Entertaining and profound, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRap Capital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an epic of art, money, race, class, and sometimes, salvation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e448 pages, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.13 x 1.7 x 9.25 inches, \u003c\/span\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45653136048353,"sku":"9781982107888","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9558\/8015\/files\/Screenshot2024-08-27at8.07.33AM.png?v=1724760460","url":"https:\/\/pressshopatl.shop\/products\/rap-capital-an-atlanta-story-joe-coscarelli","provider":"Pressshopatl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}