Independent As F***: Underground Hip-Hop from 1995-2005 (BOOK)

For a glorious ten-year period from 1995 to 2005, hip-hop music received a much-needed shot in the arm from a generation of determined and wildly creative rappers and producers who rallied against the increasingly formulaic and shallow world of mainstream rap. By releasing music on their own terms as independent artists, these hungry creatives reclaimed their artistic freedom and made a lot of excellent hip-hop, resulting in a vibrant underground scene stretching from New York to Los Angeles with influence reaching across the world.