New Book Authored by Derrick Thompson

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WEBPAGE: theinfluenzaofhiphopIn this new and timely discourse, Derrick Thompson chronicles 30 years of hip-hop; exploring his 30-year relationship with hip-hop music and hip-hop culture. He candidly writes of the elements and trends that have contributed to his love and disdain of hip-hop. The Influenza of Hip-Hop identifies the good, the bad, and the ugly with hip-hop. It also recognizes that for 20 years the true vitality of hip-hop music and culture has been affected and infected by virulent forces, and must avert before succumbing to its scourge.As a cultural critic, Derrick raises questions tantamount to the severity of problems that exist with hip-hop music and culture. And like a hip-hop shaman, Derrick proffers comprehensive remedies to reverse the curse and course of hip-hop for the next three decades.As a concerned citizen (ACC), Derrick makes an earnest plea to all hip-hop artists, to the record companies and radio stations, and to the hip-hop nation, to re-examine our love and or displeasure with hip-hop, so that collectively, we can breathe new life back into hip-hop music and culture; serving as the homogenous and cooperative cure to redeem hip-hop to a new elevated consciousness in America and the world. WEBPAGE: theinfluenzaofhiphop