"Check the Technique Volume 2" Hip-Hop book (2014)

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BRIAN COLEMAN’S "CHECK THE TECHNIQUE VOL. 2: MORE LINER NOTES FOR HIP-HOP JUNKIES" BOOK, PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY THE AUTHOR IF REQUESTED

Third book in the "Rakim Told Me" / "Check the Technique" series, released October 2014

544 PAGES
25 CHAPTERS
80+ INTERVIEWS
350 IMAGES
325 SONGS DISCUSSED AND DISSECTED BY THE ARTISTS WHO MADE THEM!

Foreword by Adam Mansbach ("Go The F*ck To Sleep" & "Rage Is Back")

INTERVIEWS:

ICE CUBE, 3RD BASS, STETSASONIC, MANTRONIX, NAUGHTY BY NATURE, RAEKWON, MF DOOM (KMD), DR. OCTAGON, DJ JAZZY JEFF, THE COUP, EDO G, LORD FINESSE, YASIIN BEY (MOS DEF) & TALIB KWELI, KOOL G RAP, BLACK SHEEP, COMPANY FLOW AND DOZENS MORE

“My circle of liner notes junkies runs deep, and we spend many hours dissecting the chapters in Brian Coleman’s Check the Technique series. FINALLY someone has put in perspective the stuff I have been DYING to know about!!!! I can’t get enough.”
– Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

“A fantastic guide for all we do.”
– Chuck D

Presenting never-before-told, behind-the-scenes histories ranging from influential ‘80s masterpieces like DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s "He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper" and 3rd Bass’ "The Cactus Album" to ‘90s classics like Ice Cube’s "AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted," Mos Def’s and Talib Kweli’s "Are Black Star" and Dr. Octagon’s "Dr. Octagonecologyst," the book’s approach is one that Coleman calls Invisible Liner Notes – retracing the story of an album step by step, in collaboration with the artists themselves.

** Also available in discounted “bundles” with "Check the Technique Volume 1" (2007) and "Rakim Told Me" (2005) - both also by Brian Coleman. See separate product pages.