вЂњFernandes brilliantly captures the moment when a global generation curved toward a unifying language and culture and found something that was both much more and much less than what it was searching for. From the south side of Chicago to the barrios of Caracas and Havana and the sprawling periphery of Sydney, she grapples with questions of global voices and local critiques, and the rage that underlies both.ДЄn engrossing read and an exhilarating travelogue, this punchy book also asks hard questions about dispossession, racism, poverty and the quest for change through a microphone. Years later, armed with mc-ing skills and an urge to immerse herself in global hip hop, she embarks on a journey into street culture around the world. Hip hop-rapping, beat-making, b-boying, deejaying, graffiti-captured the imagination of the teenage Sujatha Fernandes in the 1980s, inspiring her and politicizing her along the way.

Close to the Edge is a beautifully told tale of the collective and the personal, the cultural and political-a classic of hip hop writing and a poignant tribute to urban youth.вЂќ -Jeff Chang, author of CanвЂ™t Stop WonвЂ™t Stop: A History of the Hip Hop GenerationДЄt its rhythmic, beating heart, Close to the Edge asks whether hip hop can change the world.

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