Beatboxing

<p><b><span><span class=a-text-bold>"The masterful art of chess Kung-fu sword play and the sweet science of boxing are all hip-hop expressions that connect us universally. </span><span class=a-text-bold a-text-italic>Beatboxing</span><span class=a-text-bold> tells the story. It's razor sharp."-Masta Killa Wu-Tang Clan</span></span><br><br><span><span lang=EN-GB>I love how Todd Snyder's brain works. Like him I love hip hop and I love boxing. But I've never seen someone tie them together so well detailing their shared history the way each impacted the other and the personalities involved. <i>Beatboxing</i> is written with such tethering with that kind of impact and insight. It might be my favorite sports book—since the last one Snyder wrote.</span> —Greg Bishop <i>Sports Illustrated</i></span></b><br></p><p><br></p><p>Step into a world of rap moguls turned fight promoters boxers turned rappers and rappers turned boxers. From Mike Tyson to Tupac from Roy Jones Jr. to J Prince explore how a cultural collision forever altered the relationship between music race sports and politics.<br><br>Daryl McDonald of Run-DMC once said that the rhyme <i><span class=a-text-italic>Float like a butterfly sting like a bee! The hands can't hit what the eyes can’t see!</span> </i>was hip-hop’s most famous lyric. Muhammad Ali’s poetic brilliance and swagger—ignited by hype man Bundini Brown—gave hip-hop artists the template from which they forged their identities and performed their art. Hip-hop’s impact on boxing on the other hand has not been explored. Until now.<br><br>In <span class=a-text-italic><i>Beatboxing</i></span> Todd Snyder uncovers the unique connection between hip-hop and the sweet science tracing a grassroots cultural movement from its origins in the South Bronx to its explosion across the globe and ultimately into the charged environment of the prize ring. Featuring interviews with champion fighters and music legends this is the definitive book about an enduring phenomenon and is a must-read for boxing and hip-hop fans alike.</p>