Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
The Untold Story of Wu-Tang Clan's Million-Dollar Secret Album, the Devaluation of Music, and America's New Public Enemy No. 1
$38.16
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2017
Summary
The untold story behind one of the most controversial album releases in modern music history, for fans of the Wu-Tang Clan, hip-hop music, and all those interested in the music industry.
Take a kid with a dream. A legendary hip hop group. 6 years of secret recordings. A casing worthy of a king. A single artifact. Hallowed establishment institutions. An iconoclastic auction house. The world’s foremost museum of modern art. A bidding war. Endless crises of conscience. An angry mob. A fu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781909762657 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1909762652 |
| Author: | Cyrus Bozorgmehr |
| Publisher: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Imprint: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 247g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 148mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Jacaranda |
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Critics Review
“An epic battle between colorful, creative maniacal heroes and one of the blandest beta-villains of our time. Couldn’t put it down.”Patton Oswalt, comedian and bestselling author of Silver Screen Fiend
”[An] utterly candid work…Bozorgmehr’s stirring account gives readers the insider’s view of musical outlaws who possessed the best intentions of elevating hip-hop from its street moorings to more stylish, chic surroundings, and whose efforts exploded in a crisis of bad media coverage and soulless pharmaceutical drug merchants.”Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Cyrus Bozorgmehr
Cyrus Bozorgmehr was the senior adviser on the Once Upon a Time in Shaolin project and worked alongside Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and producer Cilvaringz. He is also part of the Arcadia Spectacular, a British performance and entertainment collective based in Bristol and winners of the Mind-Blowing Spectacles Award. Born in England, he now lives in Marrakech, Morocco.
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