Bomb the Suburbs : Graffiti, Race, Freight-Hopping and the Search for Hip-Hop's Moral Center
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1933368551
ISBN-13
9781933368559
Publisher
Soft Skull Press
Imprint
Soft Skull Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2008
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
216 grams
Dimensions
14.10 x 21.50 x 1.40 cms
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Should graffiti writers organize to tear up the cities, or should they really be bombing the ''burbs? That''s the question posed by William Upski Wimsatt in his seminal foray into the world of hip-hop, rap, and street art, and the culture and politics that surround it.
Taking on a broad range of topics, including suburban sprawl, racial identity, and youth activism, Wimsatt (a graffiti artist himself) uses a kaleidoscopic approach that combines stories, cartoons, interviews, disses, parodies, and original research to challenge the suburban mindset wherever it''s found: suburbs and corporate headquarters, inner cities and housing projects, even in hip-hop itself. Funny, provocative, and painfully honest, Bomb the Suburbs encourages readers to expand their social boundaries and explore the vibrant, chaotic world that exists beyond their comfort zones.
Taking on a broad range of topics, including suburban sprawl, racial identity, and youth activism, Wimsatt (a graffiti artist himself) uses a kaleidoscopic approach that combines stories, cartoons, interviews, disses, parodies, and original research to challenge the suburban mindset wherever it''s found: suburbs and corporate headquarters, inner cities and housing projects, even in hip-hop itself. Funny, provocative, and painfully honest, Bomb the Suburbs encourages readers to expand their social boundaries and explore the vibrant, chaotic world that exists beyond their comfort zones.
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