
Where You're At
Notes From the Frontline of a Hip Hop Planet
Patrick Neate(Author)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1st Edition
Published on 21. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7475-6389-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'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 enthusiast. A 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 TimesMore details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
183 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7475-6389-1 (9780747563891)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
09/2014
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Person
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.