{"product_id":"go-ahead-in-the-rain-notes-to-a-tribe-called-quest-paperback","title":"Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Seller \u003cbr\u003e 2019 National Book Award Longlist, Nonfiction \u003cbr\u003e 2019 Kirkus Book Prize Finalist, Nonfiction \u003cbr\u003e A February IndieNext Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe A. V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCBC Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and a Winter's Most Anticipated Book by \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Reviews: \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Warm, immediate and intensely personal.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as \u003ci\u003eThe Low End Theory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidnight Marauders\u003c\/i\u003e. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, \u003ci\u003eWe Got It from Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service\u003c\/i\u003e, which arrived when fans needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib digs into the group's history and draws from his own experience to reflect on how its distinctive sound resonated among fans like himself. The result is as ambitious and genre-bending as the rap group itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdurraqib traces the Tribe's creative career, from their early days as part of the Afrocentric rap collective known as the Native Tongues, through their first three classic albums, to their eventual breakup and long hiatus. Their work is placed in the context of the broader rap landscape of the 1990s, one upended by sampling laws that forced a reinvention in production methods, the East Coast-West Coast rivalry that threatened to destroy the genre, and some record labels' shift from focusing on groups to individual MCs. Throughout the narrative Abdurraqib connects the music and cultural history to their street-level impact. Whether he's remembering \u003ci\u003eThe Source\u003c\/i\u003e magazine cover announcing the Tribe's 1998 breakup or writing personal letters to the group after bandmate Phife Dawg's death, Abdurraqib seeks the deeper truths of A Tribe Called Quest; truths that--like the low end, the bass--are not simply heard in the head, but felt in the chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author and visiting writer in the MFA program at Butler University, Hanif Abdurraqib is an acclaimed poet and cultural critic whose work has appeared in the New York Times, MTV News, and other outlets. A nominee for the Pushcart Prize, he is the author of the highly praised poetry collection \u003ci\u003eThe Crown Ain't Worth Much\u003c\/i\u003e and the essay collection \u003ci\u003eThey Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us\u003c\/i\u003e, which was included in the Chicago Tribune's 25 Must-Read Books list for fall 2017 and received recognition from reviewers coast-to-coast, including a starred review in Publishers Weekly. He is currently at work on \u003ci\u003eThey Don't Dance No Mo'\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of black performance in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987383386413,"sku":"9781477316481","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Q2lvajlMR3cwRGc5ZDFvU2hQQWR1dz09.webp?v=1776178392","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/go-ahead-in-the-rain-notes-to-a-tribe-called-quest-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}