The Come Up by Jonathan Abrams

The Come Up by Jonathan Abrams

This is a must-read for any hip-hop fan the story of hip-hop from its origins half a century ago to its global domination, told through the words of the main players Jonathan Abrams interviewed over 300 people involved in hip-hop, to tell its sweeping story.

'Jonathan Abrams, for the entirety of his career and regardless of the subject matter, has shown a profound ability to take the words and recollections of others and stitch them together into something big and specialHere, in maybe his most massive undertaking yet, he’s done it with the rise of hip-hop. The Come Up is Abrams at his sharpest, at his most observant, at his most insightful’ - Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hip-Hop (And Other Things)

‘Hip-hop is a story machine, and Jonathan Abrams is unsurpassed in capturing the best of them. What Please Kill Me did for punk rock, The Come Up has done for hip-hop—it’s something essential, profane, profound, hilarious, tragic, riveting, and real. These are the tales that made a movement’ - Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop

‘The Come Up is as close to Studs Terkel as hip-hop has ever gotten. Abrams set out to accomplish a task that sounds absurd: assemble an oral history of hip-hop from the five boroughs to the Bay and from Memphis to Miami, and the ascendance of everyone from G-Funk to G-Unit. But not only does he succeed, he makes it seem effortless and ordained. Brilliantly curated and meticulously reported, this book will last for decades’ - Jeff Weiss, founder of Passion of the Weiss

‘To say this book is incredible simply doesn’t do it justice. It’s essential - a primary source. It isn’t just the fact that Abrams has collected the voices of the most seminal pioneering rap artists; he has captured their insights with the benefit of time, perspective, and reflection. Read this book. Eat this book. Steal this book’ - Cheo Hodari Coker, creator of Marvel’s Luke Cage and author of Unbelievable: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of The Notorious B.I.G.

‘It's one thing to say you want to write an oral history on hip-hop. It’s another thing to actually do it. Abrams weaves in and out of eras, regions, and decades, painting a full picture of the world’s most influential music genre. The result is special - even for one of this country’s truly legendary storytellers’ - Justin Tinsley, author of It Was All a Dream

Jonathan Abrams is an award-winning staff reporter for The New York Times. He is the bestselling author of two previous books, Boys Among Men and All the Pieces Matter. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Abrams was formerly a staff writer at Bleacher Report, Grantland, and the Los Angeles Times.

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ISBN 13	9781800752771
ISBN 10	1800752776
Title	The Come Up
Author	Jonathan Abrams
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Swift Press
Year published	2022-10-27
Number of pages	544
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.