Where You're at by Patrick Neate
Pinballing around the major cities of the world, from where it all began in the projects of Brooklyn and the Bronx to the excessive madness of Tokyo, from the random violence of Johannesburg, to the shanty towns of Rio, Whitbread Award-winning writer Patrick Neate explores the way how, through hip hop, the potent symbolism of black America has been acquired, used and subsumed by cultures on every continent to create a uniquely different form of globalism. A stunning musical journey and cultural odyssey, "Where You're At" is the story of how hip hop conquered the globe and nobody noticed.
'A dazzling study of hip-hop illuminating and passionate throughout' Observer 'Neate's boundless enthusiasm and positivity proves oddly infectious this is thoughtful stuff: think Eminem rather than Vanilla Ice' Q 'Patrick Neate takes us on a very personal tour of hip hop this is the story of a genuine 'culture' told by a genuine enthusiastA brilliant read, even if you know jack about hip hop' X-Ray 'Neate tells it like it is This is a heartening appreciation of a wondrous thing: poetry for the masses. Neate loves it and so should you' The Times
Patrick Neate has written two novels, MUSUNGU JIM AND THE GREAT CHIEF TULOKO and TWELVE BAR BLUES, which won the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award 2001. He is also a prolific and highly respected music journalist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747563891 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747563896 |
| Title | Where You're at |
| Author | Patrick Neate |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2004-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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