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The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed
Contributor(s): Serrano, Shea (Author), Ice-T (Foreword by), Torres, Arturo (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1419718185     ISBN-13: 9781419718182
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Music | Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop
- Music | Genres & Styles - Soul & R&b
- Music | History & Criticism - General
Dewey: 782.421
LCCN: 2014959337
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.4" W x 8.9" L (1.25 lbs) 240 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product
 
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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.


Contributor Bio(s): Serrano, Shea: - Shea Serrano is an award-winning writer, author, and illustrator. His most recent book, The Rap Year Book, reached the bestseller lists of the New York Times and Washington Post, topped the Arts and Entertainment iBooks bestseller list, and was named one of Billboard's Best 100 Music Books of All Time. Currently, Serrano is a staff writer for The Ringer. He lives in Houston, Texas.
 
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