The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed

by Shea Serrano

Book Overview

From Sugarhill Gang to NWA to Biggie to Kanye, 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 works its way right up to the present.

New York Times Bestseller
Washington Post Bestseller
Pitchfork Book Club selection

Foreword by Ice-T...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419718185
• ISBN13: 9781419718182
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Abrams Image
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 8.9"