NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, HIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS) is about, as it were, rap, but also some other things.
It's a smart, fun, funny, insightful book that spends the entirety of its time celebrating what has become the most dominant form of music over the past two and a half decades. From Tupac to Jay Z, Missy Elliott to Drake, you'll find pretty much all of the big names among these pages - as well as a bunch of the smaller names, too.
There's art from acclaimed illustrator Arturo Torres, there are infographics and footnotes; there's all kinds of stuff in there. Some of the chapters are serious, and some of the chapters are silly, and some of the chapters are a combination of both things. All of them, though, are treated with the care and respect that they deserve.
Read MorePraise for Shea Serrano: - -[Shea Serrano is] America's foremost chronicler of pop minutiae. - Texas MonthlyCleverly written and beautifully illustrated - Esquirehilarious and insightful - Men's JournalYour attention couldn't wander if it tried . . . is this a positive review? YES. - New York TimesIf you follow Shea Serrano on Twitter, or have flipped open one of his books, you're well aware of his style. If not, you're in for a treat - Seattle TimesA great writer - VoxBasketball (and other things) was one of Barack Obama's Best Books of 2017