Reviews
Praise forCan't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation: "Flow without the ego, intellectualism without Ivory Tower disdain, and, finally, history with heart and passion and fire: Jeff Chang'sCan't Stop Won't Stopmanages to go from wide-lens overview to pinpoint accuracy in covering the biggest cultural-political movement of our time. A true accomplishment." - Farai Chideya, author ofTrustandThe Color of Our Future "Jeff Chang is a master alchemist, spinning narrative gold from a weave of sociology, history, political theory, and old fashioned boom-bap. . .Can't Stop Won't Stopis one of the best books yet written on the shifting, tumultuous history of hip-hop culture and the generation of adherents it spat onto the American and global landscape. It is a tour-de-force." - Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, author ofGunshots In My Cook-Up: Bits of Hip-Hop Caribbean Life "An exuberant and revelatory history of the inner-city cultural revolution that still rocks the world. Jeff Chang is hip-hop's John Reed." - Mike Davis, author ofCity of QuartzandPlanet of Slums "One of our most insightful commentators on urban music takes a panoramic survey of hip-hop's entirety. . .Authoritative, incisive, and entertaining,Can't Stop Won't Stopis a massive achievement." - Simon Reynolds, author ofRip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84andGeneration Ecstasy "Don't be misled; this is not just another rap book. . .inflammatory, illuminating, and anything but myopic, the scope of Chang's work is awe-inspiring." - DJ Shadow, hip-hop artist, Endtroducing and The Private Press "This book belongs on your shelf next to Criminal Minded, Illmatic and All Eyez On Me." - William Jelani Cobb, Ph.D, author ofTo The Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic "Orale pues-Can't Stop Won't Stopdraws from the fire, verve, rage, injustices, pains, victories, and creativity of a whole generation of marginalized, forgotten, pissed-on and pissed-off youth." - Luis J. Rodriguez, author ofAlways Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in LAandHearts and Hands: Creating Community in Violent Times "Jeff Chang backspins the uninterrogated truisms that plague so much hip hop scholarship. . .Can't Stop Won't Stopis a fluid, incisive analysis built from the ground up, with plenty of funky breakdowns." - Adam Mansbach, author ofAngry White BoyandShackling Water "Has any scholar ever loved hip hop so well-and taken it as seriously-as Jeff Chang does inCan't Stop Won't Stop?" - Bill Adler, author ofTougher Than Leather "From the intellectual roots of Black cultural and political movements to the emergence of hip-hop activism,Can't Stop Won't Stopis the most comprehensive book out on hip-hop." - Henry Chalfant, co-producer Style Wars, co-author ofSubway ArtandSpraycan Art "Can't Stop Won't Stopbrings us so much closer to fully understanding the complexities that inspired the Hip-Hop Generation." - Mark Anthony Neal, author ofSongs in the Key of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation "Jeff Chang has created a new rhythm in hip-hop writing. A must-read and an instant classic." - B+ (Brian Cross), photographer, producer/director of Keepintime, and author ofIt's Not About A Salary, Praise for Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation : "Flow without the ego, intellectualism without Ivory Tower disdain, and, finally, history with heart and passion and fire: Jeff Chang's Can't Stop Won't Stop manages to go from wide-lens overview to pinpoint accuracy in covering the biggest cultural-political movement of our time. A true accomplishment." - Farai Chideya, author of Trust and The Color of Our Future "Jeff Chang is a master alchemist, spinning narrative gold from a weave of sociology, history, political theory, and old fashioned boom-bap. . . Can't Stop Won't Stop is one of the best books yet written on the shifting, tumultuous history of hip-hop culture and the generation of adherents it spat onto the American and global landscape. It is a tour-de-force." - Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, author of Gunshots In My Cook-Up: Bits of Hip-Hop Caribbean Life "An exuberant and revelatory history of the inner-city cultural revolution that still rocks the world. Jeff Chang is hip-hop's John Reed." - Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums "One of our most insightful commentators on urban music takes a panoramic survey of hip-hop's entirety. . .Authoritative, incisive, and entertaining, Can't Stop Won't Stop is a massive achievement." - Simon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84 and Generation Ecstasy "Don't be misled; this is not just another rap book. . .inflammatory, illuminating, and anything but myopic, the scope of Chang's work is awe-inspiring." - DJ Shadow, hip-hop artist, Endtroducing and The Private Press "This book belongs on your shelf next to Criminal Minded, Illmatic and All Eyez On Me." - William Jelani Cobb, Ph.D, author of To The Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic "Orale pues- Can't Stop Won't Stop draws from the fire, verve, rage, injustices, pains, victories, and creativity of a whole generation of marginalized, forgotten, pissed-on and pissed-off youth." - Luis J. Rodriguez, author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in LA and Hearts and Hands: Creating Community in Violent Times "Jeff Chang backspins the uninterrogated truisms that plague so much hip hop scholarship. . . Can't Stop Won't Stop is a fluid, incisive analysis built from the ground up, with plenty of funky breakdowns." - Adam Mansbach, author of Angry White Boy and Shackling Water "Has any scholar ever loved hip hop so well-and taken it as seriously-as Jeff Chang does in Can't Stop Won't Stop ?" - Bill Adler, author of Tougher Than Leather "From the intellectual roots of Black cultural and political movements to the emergence of hip-hop activism, Can't Stop Won't Stop is the most comprehensive book out on hip-hop." - Henry Chalfant, co-producer Style Wars, co-author of Subway Art and Spraycan Art " Can't Stop Won't Stop brings us so much closer to fully understanding the complexities that inspired the Hip-Hop Generation." - Mark Anthony Neal, author of Songs in the Key of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation "Jeff Chang has created a new rhythm in hip-hop writing. A must-read and an instant classic." - B+ (Brian Cross), photographer, producer/director of Keepintime, and author of It's Not About A Salary
