About me: “CHECK THE TECHNIQUE: LINER NOTES FOR HIP-HOP JUNKIES." IT'S A BOOK. JUNE 12, 2007 ON VILLARD / RANDOM HOUSE. PHOTOS BY B+, INTRODUCTION BY AHMIR “?UESTLOVE” THOMPSON. MORE THAN 500 DAMN PAGES, 36 ALBUMS, 400 HIP-HOP SONGS DISCUSSED AND DISSECTED BY THE ARTISTS WHO MADE THEM. ADDITIONAL INFO: CHECKTHETECH.COM. 2 Live Crew + Beastie Boys + Big Daddy Kane + Biz Markie + Black Moon + Boogie Down Productions + Brand Nubian + Common + Cypress Hill + Das Efx + De La Soul + Digable Planets + Digital Underground + EPMD + Eric B & Rakim + The Fugees + Geto Boys + Ice-T + Marley Marl + MC Lyte + Mobb Deep + M.O.P. + Onyx + Pete Rock & CL Smooth + The Pharcyde + Poor Righteous Teachers + Public Enemy + Redman + The Roots + Run-DMC + Schoolly D + Slick Rick + Too $hort + A Tribe Called Quest + Wu-Tang Clan + X-Clan YEAH.
[ Indie hip-hop artists and random people who I don't know already: don't get offended if I don't add you. It's nothing personal... ]
smoov. hope the release party was a success. lets work on a performance one for the club here. thanks for sending TONY my way, i appreciate the buzz. pace.
yo man... Respect on another DOPE read.. Us Golden Age catz appreciate the look! This sunday man, July 1st Middle East Upstairs 10:00 TOP CHOICE CLIQUE Old Skool tactics will be on display! try to roll thru hope your well JAWN P
Hey man...love the book so far. The chapter on Ice-T is so thorough it's crazy. Like I said via email, the fact that I'm running a review of it in my music section next week is pure publicity, but it's gonna take me AWHILE to get through this one. Thanks for doing so much research man. I genuinely appreciate learning all of this. Bless. www.browardpalmbeach.com.
wow !! talk about this book is slowing my day to day operations down. very addictive ! i can't wait to talk to you about some of these chapters. i'm only on Cypress Hill now but thanks 4 the remarkable book ! - dj BrownBum (a.w.o.l./azillion)
...well done wouldn't make up to what you've accomplished...shiiiiiiiit, I love your books...!!! rakim told me was already a much needed lesson for a lot of cats (including me)...now check the technique takes it even further...! yo...I know that sounds a little demandingly stupid, but...could it be that it'll take another 2 years for the next one? I hope not ;-)!!!
ps: have someone translate that into german and reach some more people in desperate need for that lecture too...!!!
peace from the heart of europe basel/switzerland of course :-)
yo brian coleman! check your book on stateofminds.com's staff picks, a few heads hit me up about it already...but yo, peep our online hip-hop radio stations!
