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30%OFFJeff Chang - Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation - 9780091912215 - V9780091912215
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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

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Description for Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation Paperback. Suitable for all DJs, B-Boys, MCs and anyone with an interest in American history, this book provides a history of the music, and, an insight into the social background of young black America. It describes how it all began with social upheavals in Jamaica, the Bronx, the Black Belt of Long Island and South Central LA. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.

Hip-hop is now a global multi-billion pound industry. It has spawned superstars all across the world. There have been tie-in clothing lines, TV stations, film companies, cosmetics lines. It even has its own sports, its own art style, its own dialect. It is an all-encompassing lifestyle.

But where did hip-hop culture begin? Who created it? How did hip-hop become such a phenomenon?

Jeff Chang, an American journalist, has written the most comprehensive book on hip-hop to date. He introduces the major players who came up with the ideas that form the basic elements of the culture. He ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Ebury
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091912215
SKU
V9780091912215
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Ref
99-99

About Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang has been a hip-hop journalist for over a decade. He has written cover stories on Hip-Hop for The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Los Angeles Weekly, Spin and Vibe.

Reviews for Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Jeff Chang has spent the last decade researching a vivid and fascinating book which should remain the definitive history for at least as long ... Finally, rap gets the definitive history it deserves
Q
Energetic and exhilarating ... There is a fearless sweep to this book. A distinct achievement
Daily Telegraph
Inflammatory, illuminating, and anything but ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation


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