# Why I Am a Five Percenter

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- Book: [Why I Am a Five Percenter](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-muhammad-knight/why-i-am-a-five-percenter) ([Why I Am a Five Percenter.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-muhammad-knight/why-i-am-a-five-percenter.md))
- Authors: [Michael Muhammad Knight](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-muhammad-knight)
- Publisher: tarcher
- ISBN: 978-15-8542-868-7
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2011-10-13
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A thoughtful, insider view of The Five Percenters-a deeply complex and misunderstood community whose ideas and symbols influenced the rise of hip-hop. Misrepresented in the media as a black parallel...