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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeff Chang , Mirron WillisPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9781799975953ISBN 10: 1799975959 Publication Date: 02 August 2016 Recommended Age: From 12 to 18 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsNarrator Mirron Willis's reading is expertly smooth and cool.-- Library Journal Audio Review Chang tells these stories beautifully. -- New York Times Book Review The birth of hip-hop out of the ruin of the South Bronx is a story that has been told many times, but never with the cinematic scope and the analytic force that Jeff Chang brings to it...This is one of the most urgent and passionate histories of popular music ever written. -- New Yorker The most important new genre of the last quarter century finally has a sweeping historical overview as powerful as the music with Can't Stop Won't Stop...The best-argued, most thoroughly researched case for hip-hop as a complete and truly American culture. -- Chicago Sun-Times Author InformationJeff Chang has written extensively on culture, politics, the arts, and music. His first book, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, garnered many honors, including the American Book Award and the Asian American Literary Award. Mirron Willis--actor of film, stage, and television--is the winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2012 and a finalist for the Audie in 2015, as well as the winner of four AudioFile Earphones Awards for his audiobook recordings. He has worked extensively in film and television and on stage with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Houston Shakespeare Festival, and the Ensemble Theatre, among others. He has recorded some 150 audiobooks, including the Smokey Dalton series by Kris Nelscott and My Song by Harry Belafonte. He resides and records audiobooks on his family's historic ranch in East Texas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |