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Propelled by Serrano's engagement with his enthusiastic Twitter following, [8] The Rap Year Book repeatedly ranked on 2015 The New York Times best-seller lists. [9] The book's first pressing of 20,000 copies sold out in pre-orders before The Rap Year Book even hit shelves; [10] a mock "feud" on Twitter between Serrano and Books-a-Million sold out the retailer's stock of the book in one day ...
The book was praised by various press outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, [5] The Dallas Morning News, [2] The Boston Globe, [6] and The New York Times. [7]In particular, the book is praised for focusing on the poetics of hip hop music rather than examining the outlying societal factors—the Los Angeles Times noted, “As a key part of America's youth culture and a central battlefield in ...
Billboard initially created a list of the 10 greatest rappers of all time in November 2015, with the top position held by The Notorious B.I.G. [1] The publication revised their rankings in 2023, via a partnership with Vibe, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop. The updated list, published in stages between January 11 and February 8 ...
Asking someone to name their favorite rap album is like asking what their favorite mood is. Some albums are angry. Others are sweet. There’s rap for all reasons and all seasons. Nevertheless ...
How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC was published by Chicago Review Press on December 1, 2009 with a foreword by Kool G Rap. [2] [5] [6] Publishers Weekly states that it “goes into everything from why rappers freestyle to the challenges of collaboration in hip-hop”, [7] and Library Journal says, "instruction ranges over selecting topics and form, editing, rhyming techniques ...
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the genre’s many heroes have been rightfully… celebrated. But what about the unsung heroes? What about the rappers who were good enough to be ...
Decoded is the autobiography and memoir of rapper Jay-Z, published by Random House and released November 16, 2010 on hardcover and November 1, 2011 on paperback. [1] The book combines lyrics, their explanations, anecdotes, reflections, and autobiographical information.
The genre rebels against their reality, he said, with rappers projecting personas that are “large and in charge.” “Hip-hop artists in lyrics are much like a film writer, or novelist,” he said.