Veteran DJ’s Rob Swift of The X-Ecutioners and Raul Mowatt have announced the release date for their new book, The City Of Hip-Hop: New York City, The Bronx, And A Peace Meeting. The book will be available for purchase on 12/17, and tells the tale of Hip-Hop history, suggesting that it was the political forces of the 1970s, combined with economic forces of free market capitalism and privatization of public services, neoliberalism, and the de-industrialization of major cities, that led to the cultural creation of the “Boogie Down” Bronx. Swift and Mowatt provide readers with an intimate look at the artistry, struggles and triumphs of the world’s biggest sub culture..
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