Join three bona fide music and pop culture experts as they present the young adult edition of a groundbreaking hip-hop history. Giving a voice to up-and-comers since its inception, hip-hop is one of the most influential cultures in America. Based on original interviews with DJs, b-boys, rappers, activists, and gang members, with unforgettable portraits of many of hip-hop's forebears, founders, mavericks, and present-day icons, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop chronicles the epic rise of the music and the movement that transformed American politics and culture forever. In this new edition, Jeff Chang and Dave 'Davey D' Cook provide a provocative look into the new world that the hip-hop generation has created.

Jeff Chang has written extensively on culture, politics, the arts, and music. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, he is a graduate of ‘Iolani School, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of California at Los Angeles.

Dave 'Davey D' Cook was born and raised in the Bronx and is now a long-time resident of Oakland. He is a graduate of Cal Berkeley and a nationally recognized journalist, adjunct professor at San Francisco State, Hip Hop historian, political commentator, syndicated talk show host, radio programmer, media justice, and community activist.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a 2017 TED Global Fellow, an inaugural recipient of the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative, and an honoree of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship. While engaging in a deeply fulfilling and successful artistic career, Bamuthi also proudly serves as Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Bamuthi is the founding Program Director of the non-profit Youth Speaks, and is a co-founder of Life is Living, a national series of one-day festivals which activate under-resourced parks and affirm peaceful urban life.

Ages 12 and up

Click here to support Politics and Prose by purchasing Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Hip-Hop History.