Hold My Gold: A White Girl's Guide To The Hip-hop World

McCall and Rizzo--Manhattan-bred white girls themselves--deliver a comprehensive course in the intricate science of hip-hop. In the manner of a Dummies( guide or a grade-school textbook, this deliciously witty guide employs charts, detailed illustrations, and bullet-point lists to illuminate every facet of the hip-hop world.

Every night there is a white girl crying herself to sleep somewhere in America,

listening to Ludacris and wishing she could be part of that gold-rimmed, Cristal-soaked hip-hop dream. Hope has arrived in the wise counsel given in "Hold My Gold: A White Girl's Guide to the Hip-Hop World." From "Da Basix: Vocab, Grammar, and Translation" to "How to Be a Video Ho or "Just look Like One," authors McCall and Rizzo deliver a comprehensive education in hip-hop history, language, accessories, social etiquette, and more. Loaded with spot-on satire and hilarious tongue-in-cheek advice, "Hold My Gold" is required reading for bling-deficient white girls looking to conquer their hip-hop illiteracy.