Urban Romance

by Nelson George

Overview

Hip music critic Dwayne Robinson has two main gigs: defending rap's rightful place in the music industry and scoring as many women as possible. But this smooth-talking b-boy has yet to try working love into his lingo—until "buppie" Danielle Embry slides into and rocks his world.

A Connecticut suburbanite, Danielle is as far removed from Dwayne's Brooklyn ghetto upbringing as it gets. Yet despite this clash, these unlikely lovers are drawn together. While struggling to grind out a harmonious tune amid the grit and glamour of New York City, they soon find themselves confronted with issues that cut deeper than either of them bargained for. . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780345472731
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/1995
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Nelson George is the author of eight books, including Elevating the Game, The Death of Rhythm and Blues, which was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, Where Did Our Love Go?, Seduced, and most recently, the highly praised Buppies, B-Boys, Baps & Bohos. A graduate of St. John's University, he was Billboard's black music editor for seven years before becoming a regular columnist for The Village Voice in 1989. He is a coauthor of the screenplays for the films Strictly Business and CB4 and a Grammy Award winner for James Brown's album Startime. George was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.

Editorial Reviews

"Timely and powerful."
—SPIKE LEE

"Fiercely lyrical . . . The Big Chill—buppie style!"
—ANITA BAKER

"An insightful glimpse into a world where race is the theme and class is the tricky variation. . . . Nelson George . . . writes with a vitality and an emotional honesty that are appealing."
—The Boston Globe

"Urban Romance is a sojourn with deeply imagined characters whose dreams live in our hearts."
—ANGELA BASSETT

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