In September 1979, there was a cosmic shift that went unnoticed by the majority of mainstream America. This shift was triggered by the release of t...
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Jan 18, 2008
Wes
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This ain't bad. It has the same problem with being fully representative of its subject that any anthology has. In this case, the book attempts to be a survey of journalistic writing on hip hop, but the challenge for the anthologist is to represent hip hop as well. The problem for the reader is that she has to dig way back into the annals of music journalism to do so. The earliest entries come from little columns about a weird NY movement where kids spray paint on things to make pictures and then
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Apr 27, 2011
Bill
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At first I was a little skeptical about this one. I mean, "hip-hop journalism." Riiiiiight? But there's some great writing here. And, having come of age alongside the music, it reminds me so much of the hyperbolic optimism I felt during the '80s, the growing apprehension of the '90s, and my utter disillusionment in the 2Gs. Of course, like the journalists featured in this book, I still love hip-hop. And I most definitely love this book.
Jan 02, 2011
Satyrblade
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Read as research for a book I'm writing about music, "And It Don't Stop" entranced me. I'd found hip-hop intriguing before I discovered this book, but understand it far better now.
Mar 26, 2009
A research book for my 90's blog: Damn The Man, Save The Empire! at http://co-optingthe90s.blogspot.com/
Read bits and pieces of this one but had to return to the library. Will get it again, because it was very good. Almost as good as Black Noise by Tricia Rose.
Read bits and pieces of this one but had to return to the library. Will get it again, because it was very good. Almost as good as Black Noise by Tricia Rose.
Mar 04, 2009
Includes "Afrika Bambaataa’s Hip-Hop" by Steven Hager, reprinted from the Village Voice, where it appeared in 1982.
Sep 18, 2008
Clark
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Mostly really great pieces that gave me A LOT of background on the history of a subject that I don't know very well. Occasionally there were a few puff piece profiles that seemed completely inconsequential. Overall, it was excellent.
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