peachani's review
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Toxic relationship
jonh's review
4.0
I don't remember when I finished this, but I'm SUPER behind on my Goodreads upkeep.
This was a fascinating and enjoyable read, albeit at times a little confusing. Several events/personal histories were being told simultaneously, and the narrative would often jump from one to the next without clear distinction. By the book's end, I was met with a jumble of names and not much understanding of the difference between them.
But then again, I think that's the point, in part. For someone with extensive knowledge of the Hip Hop genre, this book serves as an in-depth look at the history and development of the artists' sound and style. For someone like me--near ignorant to the genre in its entirety--it's made me curious. Mightily curious, I might add.
The few names I recognized (Beastie Boys, for example) served as a base off of which I could make connections to other artists. And with an engaging art/narrative style, Piskor insured that I will be doing subsequent research and listening, as I now feel Hip Hop has a lot to say, and me in my being a sucker have been missing out on it.
This was a fascinating and enjoyable read, albeit at times a little confusing. Several events/personal histories were being told simultaneously, and the narrative would often jump from one to the next without clear distinction. By the book's end, I was met with a jumble of names and not much understanding of the difference between them.
But then again, I think that's the point, in part. For someone with extensive knowledge of the Hip Hop genre, this book serves as an in-depth look at the history and development of the artists' sound and style. For someone like me--near ignorant to the genre in its entirety--it's made me curious. Mightily curious, I might add.
The few names I recognized (Beastie Boys, for example) served as a base off of which I could make connections to other artists. And with an engaging art/narrative style, Piskor insured that I will be doing subsequent research and listening, as I now feel Hip Hop has a lot to say, and me in my being a sucker have been missing out on it.
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