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CANT STOP WONT STOP: A Hip-Hop History : Chang, Jeff, Cook, Dave ‘Davey D’: desertcart.in: Books Review: This is what history looks like when it is framed by ideology. I am a teacher and bought this book to do research for a class I'd like to teach about Hip Hop music. From the first page it was clear that this book has an agenda and a very specific frame through which it understands history. Throughout, its social justice mission leads the ways at the expense of its readability and objectivity. The best chapter is Ch. 15 about Biggie and Tupac where the author's just tell the story and forget their mission for a moment. The worst is Ch. 17 about Eminem, where his whole contribution to Hip Hop is relegated to critiques of his racial awareness. This book is really frustrating, and unlike Howard Zinn's history, seemly unaware of its own subjective and biased nature.
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (43) |
| Dimensions | 16.51 x 2.79 x 24.26 cm |
| Hardcover | 352 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1250790514 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1250790514 |
| Item Weight | 1 kg 50 g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wednesday Books (16 March 2021) |
| Reading age | 12 - 18 years |
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This is what history looks like when it is framed by ideology. I am a teacher and bought this book to do research for a class I'd like to teach about Hip Hop music. From the first page it was clear that this book has an agenda and a very specific frame through which it understands history. Throughout, its social justice mission leads the ways at the expense of its readability and objectivity. The best chapter is Ch. 15 about Biggie and Tupac where the author's just tell the story and forget their mission for a moment. The worst is Ch. 17 about Eminem, where his whole contribution to Hip Hop is relegated to critiques of his racial awareness. This book is really frustrating, and unlike Howard Zinn's history, seemly unaware of its own subjective and biased nature.
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