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In Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore
Club Music, music journalist Al Shipley draws from 18 years' worth of
interviews with dozens of DJs, producers, vocalists, party hosts, promoters,
and the founders of the clubs, labels and record stores that shaped the genre.
With the untold stories behind labels like Unruly Records and clubs like The
Paradox, Shipley digs deep into big personalities, obscure samples, profanely
catchy chants, and friendship and feuds that drove a competitive scene to keep
the 130BPM beats going for decades. Baltimore icons who died tragically young
like Miss Tony and DJ K-Swift are remembered through the eyes of friends and
collaborators, and producers like DJ Booman, DJ Class, and Diamond K reveal the
inspirations behind some of their classic tracks.
