Ice-T (Musician)
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This book "takes readers from 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present, with Shea Serrano ... discussing, debating, and deconstructing the most important rap song year by year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles...
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Twenty years ago, Marcus "Crush" Casey was the leader of the Vicetown Kings, the most powerful crime syndicate in New York City. Then he was betrayed by his second-in-command and sent to prison. Now he's back on the streets and he needs to take back everything he lost-- find the friend who betrayed him and killed his only son; keep the cops at bay; and resist the one woman he knows he can't have.
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Newtown school shooting. Aurora theater shooting. Tucson supermarket shooting. Are visceral reactions to tragedies trumping the words of our forefathers? Should we allow fear and the growing concern over public safety to limit our civil liberties? Dead Patriot Films presents Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire, a documentary that brings audiences to the center of the controversy over the issue that is dividing our nation - gun control. Narrated by...
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The eight-part docuseries delves into the compelling, inspiring stories of some of hip-hop's most celebrated and groundbreaking artists in their own words. Narrated by renowned rapper Nas and featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with family, friends, and collaborators, the hour-long episodes chronicle the rise of eight culture-defining hip-hop legends across multiple generations and styles, including Busta Rhymes, Eve, Fat Joe,...
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In the year 2021, the safest way to transmit information is to input data directly into the mnemonic implants embedded in the brains of human couriers. Johnny has been contracted to deliver priceless data for two scientists who have defected from one of the world's largest corporations, but the massive upload is too much for his implant. He must find the secret access code to download the information or die.
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The gripping fourteenth year of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit; begins with a scandal that erupts at the heart of the squad, and the resulting investigation unearths past secrets. After the case surrounding Captain Cragen is closed, the workload gets more explosive as a hasty new assistant DA comes onto the scene. Challenging mysteries involve a sniper that targets cops, escort services in murderous competition, high-tech kidnappings, and a wily...
11) Trespass
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Shout select volume 24
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When two firefighters looking through the rubble of a fire discover a map leading to stolen gold, they set out to find the treasure in an abandoned apartment building occupied by a vicious gang.
16) Tank girl
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The year is 2033 and since a humongous meteor hit the earth, the world just hasen't been the same. A mega-villian, Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell), the leader of Water & Power, holds the world in his grasp since he controls all the water down to the last drop...or so he thinks. Two colossal enimies stand in his way: the Rippers - an army of half-men/half-kangaroo people and Tank Girl - a chick with a tank and a ton of attitude, with a chip on her shoulder...
18) Ricochet
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Pursued by a pyschotic killer that everyone else thinks is dead, a policeman turns for help to his childhood friend, now a hustler and dealer.
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Detectives Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler are joined by detectives John Munch and Fin Tutuola, Dr. George Wong and ADA Alex Cabot. This unit deals with the crimes that are painful, emotional, and disturbing. These detectives, who work in a special unit of the police department known as the Special Victims Unit, work the sexually based crimes such as rape, torture, paedophilia and child-abuse.
20) Equal standard
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"A NYPD detective is shot by one of his own benevolent brothers in uniform. The community is ignited to march for justice. Gangs put their differences aside for a united fight --equal opportunity"--Container.