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Last Year's Winner:

The Rap Year Book by Shea Serrano

I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

Philaflava wrote:I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

The book is amazing!

Philaflava wrote:I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

Really that good?

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) wrote:

Philaflava wrote:I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

Really that good?

I think so. It's extremely detailed. One of these few hip-hop books that you can confidently place on the coffee table.

Have you checked Westhoff's book though? By far the most detailed history of gangsta rap we're probably ever going to get.

Philaflava wrote:

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) wrote:

Philaflava wrote:I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

Really that good?

I think so. It's extremely detailed. One of these few hip-hop books that you can confidently place on the coffee table.

Copped it

battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:Have you checked Westhoff's book though? By far the most detailed history of gangsta rap we're probably ever going to get.

I haven't. I'll check it out, I just hope it's not yet another Jewish dude trying to tell me how NWA was formed. And really, unless Schoolly D is mentioned, I don't know how accurate it can be.

Philaflava wrote:

battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:Have you checked Westhoff's book though? By far the most detailed history of gangsta rap we're probably ever going to get.

I haven't. I'll check it out, I just hope it's not yet another Jewish dude trying to tell me how NWA was formed. And really, unless Schoolly D is mentioned, I don't know how accurate it can be.

here's an interview with him about the book. good episode!

http://theciphershow.com/episode/177/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Philaflava wrote:

battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:Have you checked Westhoff's book though? By far the most detailed history of gangsta rap we're probably ever going to get.

I haven't. I'll check it out, I just hope it's not yet another Jewish dude trying to tell me how NWA was formed. And really, unless Schoolly D is mentioned, I don't know how accurate it can be.

Several Schoolly mentions. It's not at all another "origin of NWA" book. It goes deeper into the pre-rap life of Eazy E and company than anything I've ever read. Absolutely worth reading.

the book arrives tomorrow. thanks for the tip.

Anyone checked Hot Karl's book (Kanye West Owes Me...) ? Looks like it might be interesting.

Philaflava wrote:I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

Kind of surprised at this. It looked like there wasn't much in there that would be of interest to someone with more than a casual interest in rap. Alot of the photos have been used elsewhere. Is there much in the way of new information or good anecdotes?

step one wrote:

Philaflava wrote:I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

Kind of surprised at this. It looked like there wasn't much in there that would be of interest to someone with more than a casual interest in rap. Alot of the photos have been used elsewhere. Is there much in the way of new information or good anecdotes?

Did you just glance at it at a store or do you own it and thoroughly ran thru the book?

shorty can't eat no books

Philaflava wrote:

step one wrote:

Philaflava wrote:I don't know what is touching Hip Hop Raised Me or will ever come close to touching it.

Kind of surprised at this. It looked like there wasn't much in there that would be of interest to someone with more than a casual interest in rap. Alot of the photos have been used elsewhere. Is there much in the way of new information or good anecdotes?

Did you just glance at it at a store or do you own it and thoroughly ran thru the book?

nah I havent been through it thoroughly or I wouldnt have asked. Just seen some parts of it.

Things like this didnt make it seem as though it was bringing anything new to the table though

The Hot Karl book is a good read by the way

Not a Hip Hop book per se, but Prodigy's "Commisary Kitchen" needs to be on that list. Just because it's fucking Prodigy yo.

I need to check that DJ Semtex book though.