Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest Audiobook, by Hanif Abdurraqib Play Audiobook Sample

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest Audiobook

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Read By: Ron Butler Publisher: Dreamscape Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2019 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781974951666

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

13

Longest Chapter Length:

40:27 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

47 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

29:05 minutes

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4

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Publisher Description

The seminal rap group A Tribe Called Quest brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces. This narrative follows Tribe 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, poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib connects the music and cultural history to their street-level impact. Whether he’s remembering The Source 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 are felt in the chest. Digging into the group’s history, Abdurraqib 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.

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About Hanif Abdurraqib

Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, author, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His essays and music criticism have been published in the New Yorker and the New York Times. His first full-length poetry collection, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much, was named a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Prize and was nominated for a Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. His first collection of essays, They Can't Kill Us until They Kill Us, was named a book of the year by BuzzFeed, Esquire, NPR, Oprah Magazine, Paste, CBC, the Chicago Tribune, and others.

About Ron Butler

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, nine Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.