The sound of Europe

Following in the footsteps of rap, graffiti, DJing and breakdance in Europe: together with renowned music journalist Niko Backspin, Porsche presents this culture-and-music travel guide on Europe's hip-hop culture.

Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, London and Paris are the destinations of this roadtrip, that emerged from the context of the documentary Back 2 Tape. The trip traces the roots of an urban youth culture across borders and language barriers.

Far from promotion tours or full concert halls, hip-hop expert Niko Hüls aka Niko Backspin meets rappers, DJs, street performers and dancers, delving into the creative scenes of European metropolises to learn about the contributions this culture makes to the social cohesion in Europe.
Featuring important figures like: Kool Savas, Lord Esperanza, Pete Philly, Duan Wasi, Josi Miller, Edson Sabajo, Apex Zero, El Xupet Negre, Lars Pedersen, Toni-L or Michael "Mikel" Rosemann.

This book shows clearly: Hip-hop is not just a clothing style or a music genre - hip-hop has the power to connect people from different countries and backgrounds and to hand down values like respect, tolerance and passion from generation to generation!