ego trip's Big Book of Racism!

Inc. Ego Trip

HarperCollins, Oct 15, 2002 - Social Science - 304 pages

Ferociously intelligent one moment, willfully smart-ass the next, ego trip's Big Book of Racism is a glorious, hilarious conflation of the racial undercurrents that affect contemporary culture at every turn. This one-of-a-kind encounter with the absurdities, complexities, and nuances of race relations is brought to you by five writers of color whose groundbreaking independent magazine, ego trip, has been called "the world's rawest, stinkiest, funniest magazine" by Spin.

Filled with enough testifying and truth to satisfy even the good Reverend Sharpton, ego trip's Big Book of Racism is a riotous and revolutionary look at race and popular culture that's sure to spark controversy and ignite debate.

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Review: ego trip's Big Book of Racism!

User Review  - Dave - Goodreads

Pretty good before-bed or crapper read, although the layout is somewhat annoying at times. Not nearly as great as Ego Trip's Big Book of Rap Lists.

Review: ego trip's Big Book of Racism!

User Review  - DJMikeG - Goodreads

This book, which touts itself as being incredibly funny and intelligent, falls short on both accounts. The writers and editors always seem to be missing something. Not to sound to nitpicky, but how ...

Contents

• VI: 70
• 1: 98
• 12: 150
• 20: 232

About the author

SACHA JENKINS is a former graffiti writer turned journalist. A one-time music editor at Vibe and senior writer for Spin, he is the co-founder of the seminal hip-hop magazine ego trip as well as the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Way I Am, an authorized biography of musical icon Eminem. He is the co-author of Piecebook and Piecebook Reloaded (both by Prestel).

Bibliographic information

• Title: ego trip's Big Book of Racism!
• Author: Inc. Ego Trip
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002
• ISBN: 0060988967, 9780060988968
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations