{"product_id":"chamber-music-wu-tang-and-america-in-36-pieces-hardcover","title":"Chamber Music: Wu-Tang and America (in 36 Pieces) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Ashon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Each of these chambers contains wonders of history, destiny, and mythology. Chamber Music is hip hop as race and class politics, as music and as poetry on the move. Through Ashon's vibrant textured prose we watch in awe as these young men seize on whatever the culture has to offer, sampling leftovers and legacies, making themselves into ferocious artists\" \u003cb\u003e--Margo Jefferson, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eNegroland\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Stylistically loaded, reckless, funny, naked, thorough, thoughtful, mysterious, devastating, unrelenting, and compassionate. One of the most rewarding pieces of hip hop criticism ever written.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jeff Chang, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Gon' Be All Right: Notes on Race and Resegregation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCan't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will Ashon tells, in 36 interlinked \"chambers\", the story of \u003ci\u003eEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)\u003c\/i\u003e and how it changed the world. As unexpected and complex as the album itself, \u003ci\u003eChamber Music\u003c\/i\u003e ranges from provocative essays to semi-comic skits, from deep scholarly analysis to satirical celebration, seeking to contextualize, reveal and honor this singular work of art. \u003ci\u003eChamber Music\u003c\/i\u003e is an explosive and revelatory new way of writing about music and culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Ashon\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Leicester in 1969. Having worked as a music journalist, he founded the record label Big Dada Recordings in 1996, which he ran for over fifteen years, signing acts like Roots Manuva, Wiley, Diplo, Kate Tempest, and Young Fathers and, in the process, winning the Mercury Music Prize twice. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756396806432,"sku":"9780571350001","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/677b8f420bef3390b7aebd29adce876b.webp?v=1780079418","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chamber-music-wu-tang-and-america-in-36-pieces-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}