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Close to the Edge

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Close to the Edge

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Close to the Edge tells the stories of a global generation that came of age with hip hop. Part memoir, part social history, the book relates the author s experiences as she traverses the hip hop globe, from Australia to Detroit and from Havana to Caracas. The book explores the elements of hip hop culture rapping, beat making, b-boying, d-jaying, and graffiti as they melded with street cultures and local slang to be reinvented around the world. Close to the Edge narrates a search for solidarities across borders, a document of the diverse histories, misunderstandings, and fissures that hip hop engendered as it went global, and a powerful demonstration of the power of music to forge radical political alliances.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
216
Release Date:
2011-09-12
Publication Date:
2011-09-12
Publisher:
Verso
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1844677419
ISBN13:
9781844677412
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
288 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
208 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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