Liner notes for hiphop junkies is a book by music journalist brian coleman that covers the making of 36 classic hip hop albums, based on interviews with the artists who created them, also providing a trackbytrack breakdown for each album entirely in the words of the artists. It takes a nation of millions to hold us back wikipedia. Using a combination of irony and double entendre, the rapper related on book of life. Feb 21, 2020 id just show up at calliope with a bag of tapes, trying to figure out how to make them come alive, he said in brain coleman s book check the technique. The album is broken down trackbytrack by brand nubian in brian coleman s book check the technique.
Step in the arena is the second studio album by hip hop duo gang starr, printed as a 1990 release, and commercially released on january 15, 1991. This is the book that belongs on the stacks next to your wax. The album is broken down trackbytrack by brand nubian in brian colemans book check the technique. To gain more of that insight i strongly recommend yall to check out the chapter on that album in brian colemans check the technique volume ii, and in case you missed it when it was first posted, egotrip posted a chapter on gang starrs step in the arena for free online. We wanted to get everybody on there, but it was still obvious which one was the best, and we. Author brian colemans third book, check the technique volume 2. In addition to his work at the helm of good road, brian coleman is a noted music journalist and historian, with four nonfiction books to his name. Sep 24, 2016 in brian colemans book check the technique, tip remembered, we didnt know which one to use. Whereas that book reads more like a travelogue and hearkens to the cult immersive nola rap scene dispatch tricksta by nick cohn than, say, brian colemans comprehensive check the technique series, which lets the artists do most of the talking directly, original gangstas reads like classic investigative magazine journalism and stands. In brian colemans book dont sweat the technique, mr. Ive known phife since i was like three years old, qtip recalled in brian colemans essential book, check the technique. More liner notes for hiphop junkies will be published on 14 october. In brian colemans book check the technique, tip remembered, we didnt know which one to use. We cant be stopped is the third studio album by geto boys, released on july 9, 1991.
When brian coleman released his first volume of hip hop liner notes, rakim told. The album was highly acclaimed for its politically charged and socially conscious content. Liner notes for hiphop junkies by brian coleman isbn. More liner notes for hiphop junkies has been on store shelves for a little over a month now.
Insightful, raucous, and addictive, check the technique transports you back to hiphops golden age with the greatest artists of the 80s and 90s. Brian colemans most popular book is check the technique. More liner notes for hiphop junkies wax facts press is more of the same, a wonderfully written celebration of all these songs and artists we grew up loving. That portfolio, though, seems to have been significant in his downfall.
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Liner notes for hiphop junkies paperback 12 jun 2007. Brian colemans new book, check the technique 2, shines a. A cheating husband can make a woman feel like her life is over. Kane displayed his unique rapping technique while covering topics including love ill take you there, afrocentricity word to the motherland. Jun 26, 2014 author brian colemans third book, check the technique volume 2. Nov 21, 2015 the committee of 300 is a product of the british east india companys council of 300. Brian coleman, edo g chronicle a boston hiphop classic. Ive known phife since i was like three years old, qtip recalled in brian coleman s essential book, check the technique. He expanded the book in 2007 releasing check the technique.
For chest he gives an outline in big bold letters his 4 routines the sets and reps, then if you want to read more you. It made vast fortunes in the opium drug trade with china and became the largest company on earth in its time. Imani, bootie brown, fatlip, and slim kid tre loved one another and fought like brothers. The reason it wasnt included in the book was because of gurus untimely death which meant that only dj. Sep 15, 2016 whereas that book reads more like a travelogue and hearkens to the cult immerive nola rap scene dispatch tricksta by nick cohn than, say, brian colemans comprehensive check the technique.
Common then known as common sense and producer no i. Leonards testimony was disputed in the courtroom, but, in a case with no physical evidence firmly linking coleman to the crime, leonards wordsand colemans took on added weight. The album is analysed trackbytrack by geto boys in brian coleman s book check the technique. In this third installment of live from greenville studios, we sit down in the lab with hip hop historian, author, and journalist brian coleman to discuss his latest book, check the technique vol.
It takes a nation of millions to hold us back is the second studio album by american hip hop group public enemy, released on june 28, 1988. Its gone back to the sugar hill gang days where you have a couple of. Check the technique volume 2 published this october the wire. Sep, 2016 whereas that book reads more like a travelogue and hearkens to the cult immersive nola rap scene dispatch tricksta by nick cohn than, say, brian colemans comprehensive check the technique series, which lets the artists do most of the talking directly, original gangstas reads like classic investigative magazine journalism and stands.
The sequel to brian colemans legendary hiphop text, check the technique. Apr 23, 2020 one for all is the debut studio album by american hip hop group brand nubian, released on december 4, 1990 by elektra records. Brian coleman has been mesmerized and energized by hiphop since he first heard rundmc s rock box in 1984. Inspired by the publication of check the technique v. Ronnie colemans complete guide to weight lifting is a very good and simple book, unlike arnolds book and many other writers, ronnie spoon feeds you the routines in such a way that you dont have to read the entire book to know. The album is broken down trackbytrack by the group in brian colemans book check the technique. Independent news, music, arts, opinion, commentary and culture for palm springs and the entire coachella valley. For those who dont know, brian is the author of the indispensable book check the technique. Who knew mf dooms initial moniker, zev love x, was x evolvez spelled backwards. The follow up to volume one published in 2007 of the completist hiphop album histories includes interviews with over 80 artists including ice cube, mantronix, raekwon, mf doom, dr octagon, mos def, jazzy jeff, plus images, covering 25 records from the 1980s.
It was produced by dj premier, big jaz, ali dee, m. More liner notes for hiphop junkies wax facts press is more of the same, a wonderfully written celebration of all these songs and. The album is broken down extensively by krsone in brian colemans book check the technique. Recording sessions took place throughout 1987 and 1988 at chung king studios, greene st. More liner notes for hiphop junkies, is slated to be released in october.
Brian colemans writing is a lot like the albums he covers. The eight families have also intermarried with these royals. Read below as he breaks down the significance of the one and only guru. The album is broken down trackbytrack by common in brian coleman s book check the technique. The aside is the extra p remix of the song and the bside is the large professor remix. Liner notes for hiphop junkies is a book by music journalist brian coleman that covers the making of 36 classic hip hop albums, based. Ghetto d originally slated to be titled as ghetto dope, the name was shortened to the current title before the release due to the drug reference in the aforementioned title. On the 20th anniversary of tupacs death, a new book takes. Long live the kane is the debut album by american rapper big daddy kane, released by cold chillin records on june 21, 1988. According to brian colemans invaluable book check the technique, outsiders like jay dee, who went on to produce much of labcabincalifornia, were amazed by how by how much and how viciously the group members fought. Whereas that book reads more like a travelogue and hearkens to the cult immersive nola rap scene dispatch tricksta by nick cohn than, say, brian colemans comprehensive check the technique. Brian coleman, edo g chronicle a boston hiphop classic the. On september 4, 2012, joseph coleman, an eighteenyearold aspiring gangsta rapper, was gunned down in the englewood neighborhood of chicago. The album is broken down trackbytrack by common in brian colemans book check the technique.
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Walts quoted as saying people say different things about how it went down, but technically we were the ones who brought hiphop back to the east coast at the time. Or, they can decide that she deserves better and move on. Jeff chang, author of cant stop wont stop all producers and hiphop fans must read this book. We cant be stopped was certified platinum in early 1992. Time is illmatic this is a chronological trip through. The committee of 300 is a product of the british east india companys council of 300. It was among their most successful records in terms of units sold. I was always into books, so i guess thats why i fell into rhyming so easily. It was produced by marley marl and established both as premier artists during hip hops golden age. Brian colemans 500page tome check the technique volume 2. The reason it wasnt included in the book was because of gurus. In 1992 arrested development looked like the future of hip. Whereas that book reads more like a travelogue and hearkens to the cult immerive nola rap scene dispatch tricksta by nick cohn than, say, brian colemans comprehensive check the technique.
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Liner notes for hiphop junkies 2007 brain coleman brian colemans writing is a lot like the albums he covers. Its a small but revealing detail about boston at the time, one of many captured in maldenbased author brian colemans exhaustively researched new book, check the technique, volume 2. Phife is the one who got me into rhymin in the first place. Author david icke believes the rothschilds represent the head of the anunnaki serpent kings, stating, they rothschilds had the crown heads of europe in debt to them and this included the black nobility dynasty, the hapsburgs, who ruled the holy roman empire for 600 years. Sep 24, 2016 in brian coleman s book check the technique, tip remembered, we didnt know which one to use. The album is broken down trackbytrack by the group in brian coleman s book check the technique. Check the technique volume 2 wax facts press, 2014.
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While check the technique a considerably expanded version of colemans book rakim told me. Brian coleman s 500page tome check the technique volume 2. Time is illmatic this is a chronological trip through one. Sep 14, 2016 whereas that book reads more like a travelogue and hearkens to the cult immersive nola rap scene dispatch tricksta by nick cohn than, say, brian colemans comprehensive check the technique.
Sales never matched the wide acclaim the album has only sold 350,000 copies as of may 20 citation needed but it has remained in print since its 1990. Brian did far more than what was asked of him and wrote an unforgettable tribute for me to share with the world wide web. To gain more of that insight i strongly recommend yall to check out the chapter on that album in brian coleman s check the technique volume ii, and in case you missed it when it was first posted, egotrip posted a chapter on gang starrs step in the arena for free online. It was during these sessions that engineer shane faber showed tip how to use the emu sp1200 and the akai s950, two samplers that were frequently used in tandem to produce many classic rap. It was produced by marley marl and established both as premier artists during hip hop s golden age. The album is broken down trackbytrack by rakim in brian coleman s book check the technique. One for all is the debut studio album by american hip hop group brand nubian, released on december 4, 1990 by elektra records. Sep 01, 2008 while check the technique a considerably expanded version of coleman s book rakim told me. The group set out to make the hip hop equivalent to marvin gaye s what s going on, an album noted for its strong social commentary. The album was highly acclaimed for its politically charged and.
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