The S-N.Double-O.P D-Oh-Double-G is releasing an all-hemp book where the cover is made of twine and the pages are rolling papers. It’s hard to say that this is surprising, but Snoop always stays one step ahead with his ideas. It’s actually quite a genius idea. The spine of the book even has a sticker where [...]
There are trillions of “negative” perceptions hovering over hip hop rappers and the baggage of influence these role models obtain with the growing brains of children, but a Philly jawn of a pastor tops it all with self-acclaimed book entitled, “Deadest Rapper Alive.” The author and pastor, Jomo K. Johnson, candidly expresses his need for [...]
It’s been a rough year for R. Kelly, but things have been relatively quiet recently for the Chicago-bred singer-songwriter. The latest item on the agenda for Mr. Kelly is the release of his autobiography, Soula Coaster: The Diary of Me. I’m not sure whether this will measure up to the hype of Common’s One Day It’ll [...]
Common’s work history has taken him from the studio, to the big screen and now, finally, to the New York Times‘ Best Seller list. The Chicago-bred emcee’s latest project, a memoir titled One Day It’ll All Make Sense, cracked the top 20 on the NY Times’ list earlier this week. Shortly after the good news Common took [...]
In honor of the upcoming 2011 Nuart Festival, organizers are looking at the past with a book documenting the festival’s past six years.
Benoit Ollive is out with a new book, but it’s a bit… different.
Common is the latest to join the growing number of music artists turned authors with his memoir One Day It’ll All Make Sense, which is named after his third album, slated for release on September 13.
As if just listening to Odd Future’s music wasn’t enough, news of the group’s plan to release their first book hit the Internet earlier today.
If you haven’t already, you need to check out the dope book that explores the past 50 years of hip-hop culture: “Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey”.
Yesterday marked the 18-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and apropos of the timing Paul Farmer’s new book, Haiti After the Earthquake, was released.
