false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170443565m/54754.jpg 54754 8 Many good books have been written about the history of hip-hop music and the generation that nurtured it. <I>Can't Stop Won't Stop</I> ranks among the best. Jeff Chang covers the music--from its Jamaican roots in the late 1960s to its birth in the Bronx; its eventual explosion from underground to the American mainstream--with style, including DJs, MCs, b-boys, graffiti art, Black Nationalism, groundbreaking singles and albums, and the street parties that gave rise to a genuine movement. But the book is about more than beats and rhymes. What distinguishes his book from the pack is Chang's examination of how hip-hop has shaped not only pop music, but American history and culture over the past 30 years. He shows how events such as urban flight, race riots, neighborhood reclamation projects, gang warfare in the Bronx and Los Angeles, and grassroots movements that influenced political agendas are as integral a part of the hip-hop story as the music itself. He also charts the concurrent rise of hip-hop activism and the commodification of the music and the ideological clashes that developed as a result.<p> Based on hundreds of interviews and over a decade of work as a respected music journalist, Chang offers colorful profiles of the lives and influences of "the trinity of hip-hop music"--Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and DJ Kool Herc--along with many other artists, label executives, DJs, writers, filmmakers, and promoters. Impressive in its scope, <I>Can't Stop Won't Stop</I> is a lively and sharply written exploration of the power of hip-hop to unite people across generational, racial, and economic lines. <I>--Shawn Carkonen</I> 241952 27 12 2005 Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation total:625|5:268|4:248|3:91|2:14|1:4| 625 2637 1122 119 4 3 false false Sun May 27 15:48:50 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 15:48:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 13 16:25:02 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 13 16:33:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Aug 16 16:37:17 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 23:09:40 -0700 2007
Things I praise in this book:
-The volume, depth and scope of the author's research
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Anyway, Can't Stop Won't Stop was an amazing jo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 16:05:14 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 05:27:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 21:31:55 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 21:44:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 14:26:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 21:57:56 -0700 2009
Throughout my reading of this book, I was just waiting to share my opinion of what was going on with others. Many times, in fact, I was telling those who would listen about the historical pieces I was just learning (my favorite tales happen to come from the first re...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 24 17:09:21 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 24 17:09:21 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 16:04:23 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 16:08:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 17 23:37:39 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 00:55:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 16:57:14 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 19 13:53:45 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 02 16:57:14 -0700 2009 Can't Stop Won't Stop has been a very compelling, if slightly difficult read. While the writing is mostly clear and interesting, there are certain sections that I felt could have been edited, or sections where, after turning the page I was uncertain if I had accidentally skipped ahead.
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To place Can't Stop, Won't Stop in my life, it's one of the first books I've read where the baby boomers and us were seen as two different groups - one as not better than the other, just different and products of their times. I felt galvanized by Cha...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Nov 22 23:16:14 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 23:23:05 -0800 2007
Jeff Chang, hip-hop journalist (URB, Village Voice, Spin, the Nation, San Francisco Chronicle), has penned an award-winning (2005 American Book Award) account of the origins of hip-hop. From Jamaica and the South Bronx in the late ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 06 17:35:25 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 17:41:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 27 18:58:13 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 18:58:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Aug 22 08:19:47 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 08:22:07 -0700 2007 Can't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang is just unbelievably dope. It's almost like a text book on hip hop, but in a good way! Whether you consider yourself a hip hop head or you're new to hip hop culture, you will learn something from this book. Chang details hip hop's course from conception up to righ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 08 10:15:34 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 10:15:57 -0700 2007 From t...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=54754