Questlove has set out to demonstrate hip hop is history with his new book, which will be published on June 11 through his own imprint AUWA Books.
Co-written with his long-time collaborator Ben Greenman, hip hop is history draws on Questlove's experience as a member of the pioneering hip-hop group The Roots and his encyclopedic knowledge of music to trace “the creative and cultural forces that created and shaped hip-hop, highlighting both the forgotten but influential gems like the undeniable hit lists”. great successes.”
The book is also described as “an intimate and sharply observed history of a cultural revolution and a broad grand theory of the evolution of the great art movement of our time.” Pre-orders are in progress.
hip hop is history It will be the second book published by AUWA Books after Sly Stone's memoirs, Thank you (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)which was published last October.
It is also the latest addition to Questlove's growing bibliography, which includes titles such as his memoirs. Mo'Meta Blues and music is history – both written with Greenman – and the high school novel The rhythm of time.
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