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Battles is a book about the history of the emergence of battle culture in hip-hop.
The narrative explores key stages in the evolution of street culture, taking us back to the 1970s when the style was just beginning to emerge. You can trace the role the political climate played in its formation. Hip-hop is a movement of street protest that became a means of self-expression through music, dance, graffiti, and MCing.
The compiled information was drawn from documentaries about hip-hop culture and translated from English into Russian. Some information, including quotes from rappers, was written in the original language to reflect its roots and convey the mood and style of the book.
