BEN PEDROCHE – Independent As F***
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BEN PEDROCHE – Independent As F***

Another book on independent rap? The first one in English? And rather complete, informative, and efficiently put together, no less? There is every reason to welcome the existence of Ben Pedroche’s work. Even if at times it has the dryness of an encyclopedia and relies a bit too much on synthesizing what was already being said back then, without always taking advantage of the hindsight that time affords us.
SYLVAIN BERTOT – Independent Rap (new edition)
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SYLVAIN BERTOT – Independent Rap (new edition)

Of the four books we have published, "Independent Rap" is the most personal and the most substantial. Originally published in 2014, this work is the culmination of fifteen years spent exploring in minute detail the underground movement that, on the fringes of mainstream hip-hop, made a name for itself in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2025, it is reissued in a revised and expanded edition.
PRODIGY – My Infamous Life
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PRODIGY – My Infamous Life

One half of Mobb Deep, then serving time in prison, tells his life story. This autobiography is an account of the usual sex, drugs & rock ’n’ roll antics, transposed to the world of rap, with the same New York streets depicted in the duo’s lyrics as its backdrop. But it also explains how family heritage and a nasty genetic disease shaped Albert Johnson — how they created Prodigy, the rapper.