TOTAL CHAOS: THE ART AND AESTHETICS OF HIP-HOP DUE FOR RELEASE
Jan 8, 2007 5:54 PM
Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop (Basic Civitas) presents hip-hop arts through the voices of its pioneers, innovators and mavericks. With an introductory survey essay by journalist Jeff Chang, author of the hip-hop history Can't Stop Won't Stop, the anthology includes:
* Greg Tate, Mark Anthony Neal, Brian "B+" Cross and Vijay Prashad on hip-hop aesthetics in the wake of multiculturalism
* Actor and playwright Danny Hoch's hip-hop arts manifesto
* Joan Morgan and Mark Anthony Neal on gender relations in hip-hop
* Danyel Smith and Adam Mansbach on hip-hop literature
* B-boy-turned-visual-artist DOZE on the uses and limits of a "hip-hop" identity
* PEN Award-winning writer Raquel Cepeda on "the flash of the spirit" in hip-hop arts
* Pop Master Fabel's history of hip-hop dance, choreographer Rennie Harris on the emergence of global dance theater
* Bill Adler on hip-hop photography, with photos by Glen E. Friedman, Janette Beckman and Joe Conzo
* Poetry and prose from Amde Hamilton of the Watts Prophets, Staceyann Chin, Suheir Hammad, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Kevin Coval
Total Chaoswww.amazon.com.
| Want to use this article? Click here for options! |  |
