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The Roots of Rap is a Junior Library Guild book. [5] Kirkus Reviews and the New York Public Library named it among the best picture books of 2019, [6] [7] and the Chicago Public Library named it among the year's Best Informational Books for Younger Readers. [8] Booklist also included it on their 2019 list of the "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth". [9]
Shea Serrano (born 1981) is an American author, journalist, and former teacher. He is best known for his work with the sports and pop culture websites, The Ringer and Grantland, as well as his books, including The Rap Year Book, Basketball (and Other Things) and Movies (and Other Things), all of which were The New York Times #1 best-sellers.
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.
In 2008 Hiding in Hip Hop was published by Atria, a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster. [2] Contrary to its marketing, the book does not name real-life hip-hop artists, but rather contains blind items: allegedly gay rappers are assigned pseudonyms. [1]
Confessions of a Video Vixen is a memoir written by Karrine Steffans which details the first 25 years of her life. Part tell-all covering her sexual liaisons with music industry personalities and professional athletes, and part cautionary tale about the dangers of the otherwise romanticized hip-hop music industry, it caused considerable controversy in some circles.
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 ...
Jailed hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ alleged “freak off” parties stunned one drug dealer after he saw household-name celebrities having sex with each other.. The dealer said Diddy ...
The book is about 800 pages long. It includes rap lyrics, sorted by chronology and era from 1978 until the book's publication. It also discusses the history and cultural influence of the genre. [4] Sam Anderson of New York Magazine described the book as "an English major’s hip-hop bible, an impossible fusion of street cred and book learning."