Rakim Told Me: Wax Facts Straight from the Original Artists

2005 | Music & Dance

With the brand new Check The Technique Vol 2 out, we would love to revisit vol 1 'Rakim Told Me' Here's what the press has to say: 'Rock historiography is full of lore about the making of canonical albums, but there hasn t been much like that for the rap world until now.' Michaelangelo Matos, VillageVoice.com // 'Lamenting the fact that rap albums lack liner notes, author Brian Coleman takes matters into his own hands, revisiting 21 landmark releases to fill in the anecdotes.' Steve Kandell, Blender // ''Rakim Told Me' answered all the questions I had in my head back when I first heard these albums, and at the same time raised new ones. I bought 10 copies so I could spread the word like a religious zealot.' Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw Records // 'What makes the book different than the handful of other books doing the same thing is that the majority of the text here comes straight from the artists mouths... It's an amazing book, and a great contribution to the history of the music.' TurntableLab.com // 'His choice of albums is exceptional, covering a range of years, styles and personalities... [a] rare peek into history... We're already on the lookout for Volume 2.' Phat Matt, Elemental

Brian Coleman (Author)