Posts Tagged ‘Book’

Bill Adler, the co-author of Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label, sits down with Nineteen87 Visuals and Rap Radar for a two-part interview on the exploration into the book. Adler, who served as the in-house publicist during Def Jam’s formative years, had both unique access and prospective on the cultural game changer. From management to musicians, Adler described the people who went into making this book as cooperative and enthusiastic. Part 2 below:

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This is pretty cool. Vulture shares an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming paperback re-issue of Jay-Z’s book Decoded. This particular excerpt has Jay-Z breaking down the lyrics to his song “Lost Ones” off of Kingdom Come. It’s interesting to hear insight straight from the artist. Click below to check it out:

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Talk about a coffee table book. Puff’s book on the female rump, Culo, is now available for preorder. Enjoy.

Following a string of rap-related books, DJ Drama reveals that T.I. will be writing a book about his own life. AKA he’ll give some stories and another author will put them together for him. Would you be interested in a book about T.I.?

Following a string of hip hop autobiographies, Common will release his own on September 13th through Atria Books. The book is co-authored by Adam Bradley. I, personally, think Common is one of the more interesting figures in the entertainment world – so it should be a good read. Official description below:

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Where: Amoeba Music Hollywood, CA
When: Wednesday, July 28th at 6pm

If you’re planning to attend this event, heed the notice in paragraph 2.

From Amoeba‘s website:

Standing room only! Amoeba is honored to host a private lecture/Q&A and book event with the legendary KRS ONE, a.k.a. “The Teacha”. This special event will take place in Amoeba’s Jazz room where a smaller group of fans will be able to hear KRS ONE read selections from his new book and answer questions.

Due to the intimate nature of this event and space constraints, Amoeba will sell advance Gospel of Hip Hop packages. Includes a copy of the book on event date, guaranteed space in signing line to meet KRS ONE, and a ticket to hear KRS speak and answer questions in Amoeba’s Jazz Room.

Package price is $25 and they are available at Amoeba Hollywood now, while they last! All tickets/book orders are final sales.