{"product_id":"emerald-street-a-history-of-hip-hop-in-seattle-9780295747569","title":"Emerald Street  A History of Hip Hop in Seattle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[W]hat Abe is up to here is well worth a read if you’re interested in Seattle music and history. As he dips into various facets of the scene through the decades, Seattle hip-hop’s identity emerges—intelligent, idiosyncratic, progressive, diverse in population and sound, often needlessly self-effacing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Seattle Metropolitan Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Abe is the real deal. The scholarship in this book is of enormous value to our city.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * The Stranger *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A considerable strength of the book is how it consistently grounds hip-hop in Seattle’s racial politics. As a result, hip-hop becomes a critical lens to approach and even contest Seattle’s reputation as a progressive city... \u003ci\u003eEmerald Street\u003c\/i\u003e makes an invaluable contribution to hip-hop studies, urban studies, and Seattle racial politics.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Western Historical Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daudi Abe literally wrote the book on Seattle hip-hop... an essential document spanning 40 years of Seattle history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Seattle Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daudi is able to capture the diverse, uncategorizable Seattle milieu and its strong sense of community and longevity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400895603031,"sku":"9780295747569","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295747569.jpg?v=1730471875","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/emerald-street-a-history-of-hip-hop-in-seattle-9780295747569","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}