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April 8, 2007
13 Down, 39 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Total Chaos")
Last year, I read Jeff Chang's Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation, and was impressed by his handling of the socioeconomic forces that helped forge hip hop. His latest book, Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-hop, takes a totally different path. An anthology, the book collects essays from some of the genre's founders and academics, A combination of history, opinion, interviews and panel discussions, the book is a bit uneven, but enlightening, and Chang keeps the work in focus.
An interesting related link:
Byron Crawford reviews the book, and Jeff Chang responds to the review in the comments.
For two weeks, enter the coupon code "LHB001" at Atomic Books and receive 15% off this title.
My next book is You Don't Love Me Yet: A Novel, by Jonathan Lethem.
see also:
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2007 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2006 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2005 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2004 Edition)
Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book)
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
