Outskirts Press Announces The Influenza of Hip-Hop, the Latest Music - Rap & Hip Hop book from Las Vegas, NV Author Derrick L. Thompson ACC

Denver, CO and Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 -- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Influenza of Hip-Hop: Is There A Cure For Its Counter-Culture? by Derrick L. Thompson ACC, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Music - Rap & Hip Hop category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $17.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/theinfluenzaofhiphop was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info)

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.

Deftly constructed at 216 pages, The Influenza of Hip-Hop: Is There A Cure For Its Counter-Culture? is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Music - Rap & Hip Hop category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Influenza of Hip-Hop meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $17.95.

Additionally, The Influenza of Hip-Hop can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks

ISBN: 9781432720148 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback SRP: $17.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/theinfluenzaofhiphop

About the Author

Derrick L. Thompson ACC is a student of the human condition, wielding the written craft to enrapture the mind much like an artist wields a brush. The pages are a blank canvas on which to draw from a talent heralded by many and matched only by an unrelenting spirit that rises to the task. The Influenza of Hip-Hop is the first book of its kind to realistically address and assess the positive and negative dynamics of hip-hop music and culture. Derrick L. Thompson ACC is A Concerned Citizen whose love of hip-hop has compelled him to write and share his 30-year relationship with hip-hop,, and what he believes has plagued hip-hop music and culture for two decades now. Once a child of hip-hop, Derrick has grown up in 30 years with hip-hop becoming a father of hip-hop; and a father to his two teenage sons who have been affected/infected by the Dark Age of hip-hop. Derrick's goal is to identify, treat, and remedy the ills in hip-hop music and culture before this morbidity kills hip-hop music and culture; engendering the hip-hop nation to heal itself.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers turn-key, full-service, custom self-publishing for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. In 2007, the Denver Business Journal recognized Outskirts Press as the 3rd fastest-growing privately-held company in Colorado, with a growth rate of 1,560% since 2004. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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