{"product_id":"shea-serrano-rap-year-book-the-most-important-rap-song-since-1979-book","title":"Shea Serrano: Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song... Since 1979 Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2015 tome of rap nerdery from Houston writer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Shea+Serrano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShea Serrano\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/i\u003e Serrano is doing great work filling the void left wide open since the 1999 publication of the universally-accepted rap nerd bible, \u003cem\u003eEgo Trip’s Book Of Rap Lists\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Rap Year Book\u003c\/em\u003e is laid out similarly to Ego Trip's joint, rife with colorful illustrations and endless blurbs, infographics and sidebars jumping from each page. Covers the *extended golden era* of hip-hop, starting in 1979 and stopping right around the time most of us threw up our hands and gave up trying: 2003. Serrano writes extended essays on the biggest tracks of each year and muses on what the changing rap climate was like from year to year. Guaranteed to keep even the most marginal rap nerd on the toilet for a good 15-20 minutes longer than they really need to be. Choice infographs include the Houston slang cheat sheet, “Is Your Girl A Gold Digger?”, the \u003cstrong\u003eTupac\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eBiggie\u003c\/strong\u003e timeline, \u003cstrong\u003eJay\u003c\/strong\u003e vs. \u003cstrong\u003eNas\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the International Players Quiz. Foreward by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ice-T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIce-T\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esoftcover edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e240 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eforeward by Ice-T\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eillustrations by Arturo Torres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by big dumb man 04\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Shea Serrano","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1583081259016,"sku":"bk-1504","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/sheaserrano-rapyearbook.jpg?v=1759272087","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/shea-serrano-rap-year-book-the-most-important-rap-song-since-1979-book","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}