The Plot Against Hip Hop

D Hunter runs a business providing security for hip-hop events like Jay-Z promotions and BET awards shows. When longtime friend and music critic Dwayne Robinson stumbles to D's office door and dies from stab wounds, the security boss vows to hunt down the murderer. What D uncovers are layers of intrigue and skullduggery stemming from an exposé involving Robinson. Did a massive sellout of artists' talent veer outrageous profits to Corporate America's bank accounts? D's sense of honor and nostalgic feelings for hip-hop's roots won't let him rest. With strong connections to the blueprint of the noble loner driven to uncover the truth established by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammet, and Robert B. Parker, this hard-boiled tale is jazzed up with authentic street slang and name-dropping (Biggie, Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne, and Chuck D). Instead of a rant by an angry old-school dude remembering the way things used to be, George's tightly packaged mystery pivots on a believable conspiracy.