Juan York
A personal exploration through time, of the songs, acts, defining moments and the evolution lyrical/production stylings of hip-hop. Each chapter roughly equates to a 5 year period, where Quest lays out his take on the pivotal songs, artists and production of the period filled with interesting facts, social commentary and biographical stories . There are some great through-lines where he discusses the effects of tribalism in hip-hop, society's influence of hip-hop and vice versa and a very personal inspection of the struggle with personal biases as it pertains to art and it's constant evolution. Cool concept, well executed. One of the better books I've read this year.
A personal exploration through time, of the songs, acts, defining moments and the evolution lyrical/production stylings of hip-hop. Each chapter roughly equates to a 5 year period, where Quest lays out his take on the pivotal songs, artists and production of the period filled with interesting facts, social commentary and biographical stories . There are some great through-lines where he discusses the effects of tribalism in hip-hop, society's influence of hip-hop and vice versa and a very personal inspection of the struggle with personal biases as it pertains to art and it's constant evolution. Cool concept, well executed. One of the better books I've read this year.