New Beats Exploring The Music, Culture and Attitude of Hip-hop

With a mix of in-your-face journalism (the author traverses dangerous territory with Los Angeles gang members), and a knack for communicating musical sound through the written word (James Brown’s voice is “thicker and juicier than prime rib slathered with extra gravy”), Fernando has created a fast-paced oral history that will prove important even when the dust settles from this still-developing form.