Dan Charnas: "The Big Payback" - The History Of The Business Of Hip Hop

The Big Payback, a 600 plus page research and report on the Hip Hop culture by author Dan Charnas, which Spin magazine called "Pulitzer-level reporting," not only chronicles the fascinating stories of early trailblazing hip-hop recording artists (Run-DMC, the Fat Boys, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, among them), but all the way through to some of today's biggest hitmakers/dealmakers (Jay-Z, Eminem, 50 Cent).

The book also tracks the colorful, often shady, constellation of managers, promoters, label executives, attorneys, journalists, publicists and others that grew up around this urban American success story.

I haven't read it as of yet, but I plan to and will definitely give my feedback.