Check The Technique: More Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies
by Brian Coleman
Buy on AmazonThe format is simple: One chapter, one artist, one album, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from the artists who produced these classics. And whether you peruse the chapters in chunks over time or devour the book all at once, fans are guaranteed to revel in these conversations, reliving their favorite albums from hip-hop's "Golden age"--Publisher's note.
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"Rappers are the descendants of West African griots who held villages in awe with their artful storytelling. But what inspired them? What environments were they created in? Music fans love a good “making of” (see: VH1’s Behind the Music), but hip-hop history — like the making of Raekwon’s classic debut album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx — lies tucked away in the artists’, producers’ and labels’ minds. Music journalist Brian Coleman, with a second volume of Check the Technique, is out to tell the stories of the storytellers in their own words, giving hip-hop heads the background to the making of the albums we hold so dear."
NPR Books We Love — 2014 · apps.npr.org