![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of the most urgent and passionate histories of popular music ever written. The birth of hip-hop out of the ruin of the South Bronx is a story that has been told many times, but never with the cinematic scope and the analytic force that Jeff Chang brings to it. It will be essential reading for all DJs, B-Boys, MCs and anyone with an interest in American history. Stretching from the early 70s through to the present day, this is the definitive history of hip-hop. He not only provides a history of the music, but a fascinating insight into the social background of young black America. He describes how it all began with social upheavals in Jamaica, the Bronx, the Black Belt of Long Island and South Central LA. He introduces the major players who came up with the ideas that form the basic elements of the culture. 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. It even has its own sports, its own art style, its own dialect. There have been tie-in clothing lines, TV stations, film companies, cosmetics lines. It has spawned superstars all across the world. Hip-hop is now a global multi-billion pound industry. Subtitle: A History of the Hip-Hop GenerationÄimensions: 19.7 x 12.5 x 3 cm. ![]()
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