Since even aunts and uncles of mine who don’t know Raekwon from Ray J have asked for my thoughts about the doc, I think I can forego the gratuitous explanation that’s typically offered when hip-hop comes up.
OF MICS AND MEDIA
Wu-Tang Clan
CZARFACE SPECIAL: EVERY HERO NEEDS A HUSTLE
With Wu-Tang ace Inspectah Deck back with 7L and Esoteric, ‘Czarface 2’ is huge for Boston—but it’s even bigger news for music, culture, and the future of life in this galaxy
WU TANG CLAN: A BETTER TOMORROW
Through two decades of documenting struggling under repressive regimes of crime and politics, Wu Tang is well equipped to comment on 2014.
THREE RAP HISTORIANS AND A MICROPHONE: TURNING THE TAPE RECORDER ON HIP-HOP AUTHOR BRIAN COLEMAN
With the publication of Check the Technique Volume 2 on October 14, Coleman puts forth an impressive 544 pages and 25 chapters of new material, complete with more than 350 images for 80 interviews with rap legends ranging from Ice Cube and 3rd Bass, to Stetasonic and Mantronix, to MF Doom and Mos Def.
