Hip Hop Matters by S. Craig Watkins

What I understand

1. There was a new Peer-to-Peer file sharing system.
2. In 2000 Metallica became the first well known group to legally challenge Napster and p2p.
3. Chuck D believed in Napster.
4. Chuck D's real name is Carleton Ridenhour.
5. He started wanting to be a rapper.

Questions I Have

1. What is a sound bite?
2. How did Public Enemy fall?
3. How was Flavor Flav discovered?
4. How did Rick Ruben and Russel Simmons meet up?

Unknown Words

1. Baritone(Page 125) - a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
2. Execs(Page 121)-
   The executive officer of a unit of the armed forces.
3. Ancillary(Page 129) - subordinate; subsidiary.

Summarizing Statement

This book takes about the successes of Chuck D and the acomplishments and flaws of Public Enemy.

Literary Terms