The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop

The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop is a book by Dan Charnas chronicling the business history of the hip hop industry.

The author has revealed that his research for The Big Payback included interviewing "over 300 people: record executives, entrepreneurs, artists, managers, producers, DJs, journalists,"

If you are a hip hop head prepare to be amazed that this book exists, and the level of insider detail included.

I personally couldn't put it down and was up many late evenings filling in the details of a world that I was deeply interested in but was sure I would never understand in this detail without having lived it myself.

I was wrong because Dan Charnas and those he interviewed were there and Mr. Charnas is meticulous.