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Losing My Cool

How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culture

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Losing My Cool

By: Thomas Chatterton Williams
Narrated by: Thomas Chatterton Williams
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 Unabridged, 7 hours

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A pitch-perfect account of how hip-hop culture drew in the author and how his father drew him out again-with love, perseverance, and fifteen thousand books. Cultural & Regional Music Hip-Hop

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I was looking to better understand the realities of hip hop culture from the inside, in this case from someone who didn't have an immediate demand that he be part of it. The story is well told, engaging and highlights some of the deterministic events that reinforce tropes and behaviours even in those who appear to have had a choice and a stable family. Relatively fast paced and dense, but with plenty of emotion, relatability and clear narrative.

Very insightful

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