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If you see music as a reflection of the cultural and historical time in which it was created, you will see that Chang's book describes a unique creative form of youth rebellion in a post-civil rights era. A time that was defined by a new found capitalism and a newly global and highly industrialized society. He describes that generation's worldview and how it transformed not just music and pop culture but commented on American politics and multiculturalism like no other generation before. This book tells an American history story through its generation's musical roots but also shows how the integration of all races who created this musical genre was mirrored in the social bond being formed and is a harbinger of social change to come. It is the most urgent and passionate narrative of Hip-Hop culture, but also American culture. Chang is really describing all of us and what American life is about.

Reviewed by Cooper Lawrence, Radio Host and author of The Cult Of Celebrity: What Our Fascination With The Stars Reveals About Us (skirt! books)

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