Total Chaos and over 670,000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s new wireless reading device. Learn more

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
More Buying Choices
104 used & new from $0.47
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book
Start reading Total Chaos on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop [Paperback]

Jeff Chang (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
List Price: $18.95
Price: $12.89 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $6.06 (32%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Only 3 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want it delivered Tuesday, September 7? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
36 new from $2.91 68 used from $0.47

Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition $9.99   -- --
Paperback $12.89   $2.91 $0.47

Frequently Bought Together

Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop + Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation + That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader
Price For All Three: $66.52

Show availability and shipping details

Buy the selected items together

  • In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang Paperback$11.56

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader by Murray Forman Paperback$42.07

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

by Jeff Chang
4.2 out of 5 stars (31)  $11.56
That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader

That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader

by Murray Forman
$42.07
Hip Hop America

Hip Hop America

by Nelson George
4.0 out of 5 stars (32)  $10.20
Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement

Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture, and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement

by S. Craig Watkins
4.5 out of 5 stars (4)  $10.88
The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop--and Why It Matters

The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop--and Why It Matters

by Tricia Rose
3.8 out of 5 stars (4)  $10.85
› Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this wide-ranging, academic anthology of essays, interviews and panel discussions, 2005 American Book Award–winner Jeff Chang (Can't Stop, Won't Stop) presents hip-hop's past, present and future as seen by some of its founding figures, guiding lights, journalists and scholars. From a post–civil rights era grassroots phenomenon born in the streets of the Bronx, N.Y., hip-hop has become a global cultural movement whose stylistic impact and social perspectives clearly extend beyond popular rap music. Part manifesto, part apologia, the collection takes on such topics as the aesthetics behind hip-hop photography and graffiti, offers an informative history of hip-hop dance and assesses hip-hop's effects on literature and theater, while pursuing debates about identity, sexuality and homophobia. Especially intriguing are pieces documenting hip-hop's sociopolitical influence in Cuba (Chang's interview with filmmaker Eli Jacobs-Fauntauzzi) and South Africa (an essay by Capetown natives Shaheen Ariefdien, performer/anthropologist, and Nazli Abrahams, an educator). Not surprisingly, amid talk about "keepin' it real" and multiculturalism, multiple definitions of hip-hop emerge—ideas and values that are as varied and contradictory as the book's attempt to critically scrutinize hip-hop in context. (Feb.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Review

"What is historicized here sheds light on hip-hop's chaotic but rooted journey." -- Library Journal
See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (January 9, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0465009093
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465009091
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #325,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
    #98 in  Books > Entertainment > Music > Musical Genres > Rap

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Jeff Chang
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Jeff Chang Page
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Inside This Book (learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sampled consciousness, lit hop, graf artists, poverty consciousness, street lit
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, The Source, United States, Los Angeles, Hip-Hop Theater Festival, South Africa, San Francisco, West Coast, Public Enemy, Bay Area, Danny Hoch, Afrika Bambaataa, Cape Town, Mike Tyson, Young World, Alien Ness, Puerto Rican, Russell Simmons, Wild Style, American Theatre, Def Poetry Jam, Kool Herc, Last Poets, Village Voice, Great City
New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 66 books:
See all 66 books this book cites

Books on Related Topics (learn more)
 
 

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop
62% buy the item featured on this page:
Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop by Jeff Chang Paperback 3.7 out of 5 stars (3)
$12.89
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
14% buy
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang Paperback 4.2 out of 5 stars (31)
$11.56
Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop
9% buy
Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop by Adam Bradley Paperback 3.8 out of 5 stars (10)
$11.53
How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
9% buy
How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC by Paul Edwards Paperback 4.8 out of 5 stars (10)
$9.32
› Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(3)
See all 2 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The anthology includes interviews, first-person experience and analysis, March 4, 2007
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop (Paperback)
Most books on hip hop fall into the music category: not so TOTAL CHAOS: THE ART AND AESTHETICS OF HIP-HOP, compiled and edited by Jeff Chang whose contributors informatively and thoughtful consider the evolution, presence, and impact of hip-hop as a cultural expression and social commentary. From its commercial world to its cultural and artistic roots, TOTAL CHAOS offers students of sociology an excellent survey that runs the gamut from gender issues to artistic conflicts within the hiphop environment. The anthology includes interviews, first-person experience and analysis yet is lively enough for the general-interest library, as well.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Total Chaos, October 14, 2008
By Reyronald F. Pineda (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop (Paperback)
Great book. Everything you would want in an academic book. Highly recommend it to your friends
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
0 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Total Stupidity, October 25, 2008
By GangstaLawya (TimBuckToo) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop (Paperback)
A book written by morons for morons. There is no aesthetics in hip hop. There is, however, in Debussy, Ravel, Chopin, Mozart.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   


Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:
















i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.