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Anonymous. "Kid Frost." Wikipedia, 2006, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Frost (December 5, 2006).

This site provided information about Kid Frost. The biography was used for the factual information presented in the biography of Kid Frost.

Anonymous. "Latin Hip-Hop Artist Pitbull’s New Album 'EL MARIEL'." Brown Pride, 1997-2006, http://www.brownpride.com/articles/article.asp?a=392 (December 10, 2006).

This site provides information about local Latino movements as well as some hip-hop artists. It will also help us understand the Latino culture in Los Angeles, in which the site is based from.

Boucher, Geoff. "A Politician Who Runs on Hip-Hop." Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner, http://www.daveyd.com/newsdetroitmayorhiphop.html (December 8, 2006).

This article was used for the information about Detroit's mayor, the mayor's election, and how his campaign targeted hip-hop youth.

Casteel, Jay. "Reyes Brothers Take A Ride Through LA 'Traffic' . " Baller Status, November 21, 2006, http://www.ballerstatus.net/news/read/id/16824908/ (December 7, 2006).

This site was mainly used for information about current record sales on famous hip-hop artists. It also gave information about Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace.

Dante. "Big Pun Biography." Big Pun Forever, 2001-2006, http://www.bigpunforever.com/bio.html (December 10, 2006).

This site contained a factual biography about Big Pun. The information used in this site for the biography took many facts from this site.

Dante. "Biography." Mellow Man Ace, 2003-2006, http://www.mellowmanace.com/biography.html (December 8, 2006).

The biography for Mellow Man Ace was compiled partly by using information taken from this website. It gave many facts about his history and current activities.

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cypress Hill." VH1, 2005, http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/cypress_hill/bio.jhtml (December 11, 2006).

This website gave facts about Cypress Hill. It also told how the band formed, who quit the band, and the recent releases of Cypress Hill as well as their current fame.

Flores, Juan. From Bomba to Hip Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.

The section of the book that will be used for this web-site deals with the case of Puerto Rican hip-hop artists and their struggle to find their way into a recording industry driven by colonizing market forces and a hip-hop community controlled mostly by blacks. This book is relevant to our web page because it explains the struggles Latinos currently have to find their way into the hip-hop scene. It will provide needed information about the roots and current struggles of the hip-hop community.

Keyes, Cheryl L. Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois: Board of Trustees, 2002.

Information taken from this book was used for section, "Justifying Latino History in Hip-Hop Culture." It explained roles Latinos originally played in the formation of hip-hop as well as explaining when Latinos finally came into the mainstream hip-hop scene.

McLeod, Kembrew. "Cold Crush Brothers." AllMusic, 2006, http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:2zaqoarauijp (December 10, 2006).

This site was used for the data about Charlie Chase and the Cold Crush Brothers. It was used for the biography of Charlie Chase most importantly. Many facts about Charlie Chase were taken from this site.

Prato, Greg. "Biography." Westlord, 2004, http://www.westlord.com/fat-joe/biography.html (December 4, 2006).

The biography for Fat Joe was compiled using much of the information presented by this site. This information was used to present facts about Fat Joe and then extrapolate these facts to determine the meanings in his lyrics or if his Latino heritage had much importance in the creating of his songs.

Rivera, Raquel Z. New York Ricans From the Hip Hop Zone. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2003.

This book was used mainly to create the section "Justifying Latino History in Hip-Hop Culture." It presented information about how the stratification between Latinos and African-Americans first developed in the hip-hop community as well as giving important information about the role Latinos playing in the formation of hip-hop.

 

Tyson, EH. "Rap Music in Social Work Practice with African-American and Latino Youth: A Conceptual Model with Practical Applications," Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 8. no.4 (2003): 1.

Although not quoted specifically anywhere in the site, this journal article was used to gather information about the effect hip-hop has had on the African-American and Latino communities. Mainly, the informatino gathered was for Latino youth.

 

Unibrow Designs. Your Latino Hip-Hop Source, 2004, http://www.latinrapper.com/artists.html (6 November 2006).

This source provides biographies of many emerging latino hip-hop artists as well as their websites and e-mail. This source will allow us to potentially get in contact with various hip-hop artists and find information on the hip-hop movement from a direct source. The website also provides several music samples from each artist which will allow us to understand some of the themes that hip-hop artists consider when writing their music.

Watkins, S. Craig. Hip Hop Matters. Boston: Beacon Press, 2005.

This book was mainly used to gather information for the section "Hip-Hop in Politics" about the mayor of Detroit.

Willow. Pitbull: "Deeper than you Realize." Baller Status, December 4, 2006, http://www.ballerstatus.net/features/read/id/92549420/ (December 7, 2006).

This site was used to gather information about Pitbull and to write his biography.