false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173679983m/314083.jpg 314083 5 Acclaimed music writer Nik Cohn&#8217;s love of hip-hop goes back to its beginnings, and his love of New Orleans even further, to when he passed through the Big Easy on tour with The Who and discovered a place with a magic that never failed to seize him. On the surface he&#8217;s the least likely candidate for a rap impresario. But with his signature charm and passion, he plunges headfirst into the wards, clubs, and projects of New Orleans, opening up a world closed to most outsiders: a journey into the heart of the hip-hop dream, and into larger question of racial identity in America. <br><br>Written before Hurricane Katrina struck (and published here with an afterword that chronicles how Katrina altered the lives of those he met) <i>Triksta</i> now stands as an elegy to a city, its music, and its people. 2768814 2005 Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap total:38|5:10|4:12|3:14|2:1|1:1| 38 143 54 16 4 1 false false Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 17 14:28:58 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 08 20:39:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 11:29:39 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:34:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 09:24:13 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 09:33:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 05:42:43 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 05:45:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 00:02:53 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 14:27:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 05:43:20 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 05:44:19 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 14:17:02 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 14:19:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Sep 14 10:27:46 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 10:29:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jun 14 10:12:09 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 10:13:07 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 15:08:09 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 11:12:44 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue May 01 09:10:15 -0700 2007 Tue May 01 09:10:56 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jun 29 06:52:08 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 11:35:29 -0700 2007 ]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jun 27 19:43:54 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 19:45:02 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue May 22 20:51:18 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 20:51:18 -0700 2007 3 0 true false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Mar 19 19:15:38 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 19 19:17:24 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Dec 18 15:29:27 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 15:31:12 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 11:32:32 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 11:32:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 15:40:51 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 15:40:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 03 09:06:51 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 09:06:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 13:18:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 13:18:04 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=314083