This book brought me back to my youth, as a member of the Young Immoratals and dating the niece of Blackie from the Savage Skulls, it really captures the realism and flavor of the Bronx. I always heard bad talk about disco and the night club scene, but I think it really saved a lot of lives in the Ghetto. Disco came at the right time, otherwise I believe we would still be fighting each other to this day as they do in LA and Chicago with their gang problems.
The book was a nice throwback and it unleashed great memories of the good old days in the boogie down.
Enjoy. 

Review: Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

An interesting history on the birth, rise, and evolution of hip-hop. Chang takes you from the late 60's to the early 2000's, from the Bronx to Kingston, from Watts & South Central to DC, with little ... Read full review

Review: Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Can't Stop Won't Stop is a history of hip hop, both as a music form and as a sociopolitical movement. In (mostly) chronological order, the author tells the story of a neglected and underserved Bronx ... Read full review

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Forged in the fires of the Bronx and Kingston, Jamaica, hip-hop has been a generation-defining global movement. In a post-civil rights era rapidly transformed by deindustrialization and globalization ... Read full review

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Frequently wanders off track or feels imbalanced in what is and isn't covered. Still, glad I read it. Mostly it made me want to listen to a bunch of records I've neglected. Read full review

Review: Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

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Review: Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Chang's really great at describing the beginning of hip-hop, and makes the best arguments for the root of the culture in Jamaica that I've seen in print. He also has a no-bullshit journalist's ... Read full review

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Review: Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

A great read that goes beyond music and puts a lot of the historical events that I remember growing up into context. Through hip hop Chang tells the story of American youth, greed, poverty and race relations. I understand hip hop and modern US history better for having read this book. Read full review