Oliver WangLegions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile DJ Crews in the San Francisco Bay Area (Refiguring American Music)

I may not be the prototypical DJ defined with 2 turntables and a mixer, but I'm sure my audio collection would prove otherwise. Living and growing up in the Bay Area in the 80s, what kids were doing by going to birthdays, baptisms, weddings, weekend parties, you name it. Filipinos found a way to entertain their guests and having friends over was out of pure enjoyment and very natural. What started out as plain fun, turned into something bigger. Having lived through the era with lots of friends very invested in the culture of dance, DJing and some even MCing. I'm sure nobody ever expected it to ever become a class you can take at a university.If you grew up in this era or even want to learn about this movement, you'll definitely want to educate yourself.

This book is so interesting! I grew up in Daly City when this movement was coming up and the book definitely captures the time and place accurately.

Such an awesome book, highly recommend for people in search of Bay Area history, Filipino history or music history.

Good book.

Good read. Very informative. O-Dub is a true hip hop historian.

Great read, highly recommended especially if you grew up during this era. Many of my friends and acquaintances are mentioned in this book so that’s a plus!