Close to the Edge : In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1844677419
ISBN-13
9781844677412
Publisher
Verso Books
Imprint
Verso Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 12th, 2011
Print length
216 Pages
Weight
290 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 21.00 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Rap & Hip-HopPopular musicPopular culturePopular culture
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The global politics of hip hop.
At its rhythmic, beating heart, Close to the Edge asks whether hip hop can change the world. Hip hop—rapping, beat-making,b-boying, deejaying, graffiti—captured the imagination of the teenage Sujatha Fernandes in the 1980s, inspiring her and politicizing her along the way. Years later, armed with mc-ing skills and an urge to immerse herself in global hip hop, she embarks on a journey into street culture around the world. From the south side of Chicago to the barrios of Caracas and Havana and the sprawling periphery of Sydney, she grapples with questions of global voices and local critiques, and the rage that underlies both. An engrossing read and an exhilarating travelogue, this punchy book also asks hard questions about dispossession, racism, poverty and the quest for change through a microphone.
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