The Rap Year Book by Shea Serrano

The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deemed

A lively, illustrated year-by-year celebration and critique of hip-hop’s most consequential songs from its origins through the 2010s, each entry arguing for a single track as that year’s defining record and explaining its musical, cultural and commercial impact while offering alternative contenders, anecdotes, stats and humorous commentary; the book blends bold opinions, striking artwork and archival material to trace rap’s evolution and provoke debates about influence and legacy.

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