Jeff Chang - The Aesthetics of Hip-Hop May 31, 2007

The Aesthetics of Hip-Hop

The new book Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop argues that hip-hop is bigger than simply rap music; it is one of the most important arts movements of the past two decades. Join the book’s editor Jeff Chang; hip-hop feminist/journalist/writer Joan Morgan; hip-hop theater artist/ poet/radio host/political activist Jerry Quickley; egotrip member/ artist/graphic designer Brent Rollins; and photographer/documentary
ilmmaker/video director/author Brian “B+” Cross for a conversation about the aesthetics of hip-hop, its past, present, and future.

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