Bomb the Suburbs

About this book

Should graffiti writers organize to tear up the cities or should they really be bombing the ?burbs? Thats the question posed by William Upski Wimsatt in his seminal foray into the world of hip-hop rap and street art and the culture and politics that surround it. But to say that the book deals only with taggers and hip-hop is selling it short. Taking on a broad range of topics including suburban sprawl racial identity and youth activism Wimsatt (a graffiti artist himself) uses a kaleidoscopic approach that combines stories cartoons interviews disses parodies and original research to challenge the suburban mindset wherever its found: suburbs and corporate headquarters inner cities and housing projects even in hip-hop itself. Funny provocative and painfully honest Bomb the Suburbs encourages readers to expand their social boundaries and explore the vibrant chaotic world that exists beyond their comfort zones.