9781250350299_

Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove with Ben Greenman is a forthcoming title from AUWA Books.

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Recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the audiobook features narration and storytelling by Questlove, who expertly weaves together a rich sonic tapestry of hip-hop tales large and small, well-known and obscure. From hearing Rappers Delight for the first time in 1979 to directing and producing the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop for the 2023 GRAMMYs, Questlove guides listeners through a musical journey brought to life by Questlove himself.

This program is read by the author.

"From the nature of sampling, lyrics, and how music made the jump from vinyl grooves and mixtapes to streaming, Questloves curiosity, intelligence, and natural ability to compel listeners are on full display." AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

"The opening introduction, in which Questlove describes the stress of putting together a special hip-hop performance for the Grammys had me on the edge of my seat with tension and delight."The Guardian

This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop.

When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasnt expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid growing up in a musical family in Philadelphia, it was everything. He stayed up late to hear the newest songs on the radio. He saved his money to buy vinyl as soon as it landed. He even started to try to make his own songs. That kid was Questlove, and decades later, he is a six-time Grammy Awardwinning musician, an Academy Awardwinning filmmaker, a New York Times bestselling author, a producer, an entrepreneur, a cofounder of one of hip-hops defining acts (the Roots), and the genres unofficial in-house historian.

In this landmark book, Hip-Hop Is History, Questlove skillfully traces the creative and cultural forces that made and shaped hip-hop, highlighting both the forgotten but influential gems and the undeniable chart-topping hitsand weaves it all together with the stories no one else knows. It is at once an intimate, sharply observed story of a cultural revolution and a sweeping, grand theory of the evolution of the great artistic movement of our time. And Questlove, of course, approaches it with not only the encyclopedic fluency and passion of an obsessive fan but also the expertise and originality of an innovative participant.

Hip-hop is history, and also his history.

A Macmillan Audio production from AUWA Books.

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This program is read by the author.

"Throughout, Questloves resonant and impassioned voice serves as our noble guide. "Booklist

This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop.

Hip-hop is history, and also his history.

A Macmillan Audio production from AUWA Books.

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