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The Rap Year Book : The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed by Shea Serrano (2015, Trade Paperback)

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New York Times Bestseller - Washington Post Bestseller - Pitchfork Book Club selection The Rap Year Book takes readers on a journey that begins in 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present. Shea Serrano deftly pays homage to the most important song of each year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles among its major players--both personal and professional. Covering East Coast and West Coast, famous rapper feuds, chart toppers, and show stoppers, The Rap Year Book is an in-depth look at the most influential genre of music to come out of the last generation. Complete with infographics, lyric maps, hilarious and informative footnotes, portraits of the artists, and short essays by other prominent music writers, The Rap Year Book is both a narrative and illustrated guide to the most iconic and influential rap songs ever created.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
1419718185
ISBN-13
9781419718182
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209634601

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rap Year Book : The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed
Author
Shea Serrano
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
7.5in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ml3531
Reviews
I love true originals, and there is nobody quite like Shea right now. It's just a fun book. There's no other way to describe it., Even if you only recognize a few names on the list, the book works for just about everyone with an interest in music, comics, hilarious writing, and a carefully researched musical archaeology dig that uncovers the origins of trends that are still happening today., What's key to The Rap Year Book 's distinctiveness is that it seeks to discuss 'the most important' song of each year, not the most popular or the bestselling. Everything about it is subjective and debatable., "Just because you memorized the hook from "Trap Queen" doesn't mean you know jack about rap. Do yourself a favor and pick up this expansive, definitive history of the genre, which breaks down the last 36 years one song at a time.", The Rap Year Book above all intends to capture hip-hop's spirit of banter and love of debating who's best. This isn't a book that's a chore to read; it's one that's a pleasure to argue over. Buy it., Required reading for hip-hop fans and hip-hop newbies alike. It's also the funniest thing I've read in years., [A] bold, humorous, and novel treatment of hip-hop's history that makes The Rap Year Book a pleasure to read and absorb, and the kind of ingenuity that doesn't usually have a place in music histories or rigidly structured list-based pop culture reference books but that Serrano refreshingly builds his work around., Shea Serrano and illustrator Arturo Torres have become the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby of online rap-and-sports graphic humor . . . The New York Times -bestselling Rap Year Book . . . is as hilarious as it is insightful., Deeply informed but willing to get personal and weird, The Rap Year Book deserves to be on the shelf next to Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists , its clear ancestor and possibly the smartest book about hip-hop ever published.
Illustrated by
Torres, Arturo
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2014-959337
Dewey Decimal
782.421649
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes