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    <body><![CDATA[A solid book from a writer who was there from the beginning - George first wrote about hip-hop when covering a Kool Herk park concert in 1982. There's also a lot of George's personal musings on the music, the business, and the interplay with politics and culture. I prefer Jeff Chang's Can't Stop Won...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58991169">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i believe that hip hop is a brilliant, post-dada, inner-city collage of the available; meaning: these doods made a sound out of scratched records and vocal beatboxes. my biggest pet peeve is when people complain that hip hop artists didn't/don't (for the most part--many do) play their own instrument...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13903173">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great look at the historically significant hip hop movement that simultaneously shaped the youth culture.  Urban music had a message that could be heard by people outside of the city, suddenly making a racial minority powerfully influential.  This book looks not only at the music but also the art,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24474925">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I originally read this book for a class and it has become one of my favorite non-fiction books. George follows the evolution of hip hop in america from the street corners of brooklyn and the bronx, through the founding of death row records. All the strife and competition is put in context with the g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10150512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very well-written and brought hip-hop and all its aspects to life. I was interested in it and I don't even listen to rap. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An easy brief read on an interesting topic.  George chronicles, rather accurately it seems, the early days of hip hop, focusing primarily on New York City, notably Harlem and the Bronx.  This was one of the first books written on the topic by an industry authority.  I imagine now much more has been ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12049742">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Worth reading if you are interested in the history of hip hop. Quick and easy read. Not much dept. I plan to keep it in my collection.]]></body>
    
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