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Cover artist Dreu Pennington-McNeil Publisher Villard/Random House Pages 528 pp Originally published 2007 Genre Non-fiction Country United States of America | 4.2/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 2007 ISBN 978-0812977752 Subject Hip hop music Dewey decimal 782.42164909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian coleman discusses check the technique vol 2 with da beatminerz mr len others
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies is a book by music journalist Brian Coleman that covers the making of 36 classic hip hop albums, based on interviews with the artists who created them, also providing a track-by-track breakdown for each album entirely in the words of the artists. It was published by Villard/Random House in 2007.
Contents
- Brian coleman discusses check the technique vol 2 with da beatminerz mr len others
- Check the technique hip hop as methodology
- Reception
- Sequel
- References
It is an expanded and updated version of the book Rakim Told Me, also by Brian Coleman, and it features a foreword by Questlove of the Roots.
Check the technique hip hop as methodology
Reception
The book received positive reviews from numerous press outlets, such as Entertainment Weekly, AllHipHop, ALARM Magazine, and The Onion/The A.V. Club.
Some criticisms of the book are that it is missing certain classic albums, is missing some tracks from some albums, that it has very few female artists covered, and "little attention is given to the outlining societal conditions."
Brian Coleman explained in interviews that he didn't intentionally leave any album out of the book, but there were difficulties in arranging interviews with certain artists. He also commented he wanted to focus on hip hop artists and what they had to say, rather than on academic subjects surrounding hip hop: "I don't really wanna read what critics have to say about the stuff. I wanna read what the artist has to say.” He added,
This approach has been praised by critics—URB commented on his "mercifully non-academic approach”, and ALARM Magazine said,
Sequel
Brian Coleman has suggested that there will be a sequel to Check The Technique, as he wrote 50 chapters for the book and only 36 were used—he has also interviewed Ice Cube and Sir Jinx for the sequel (of the album AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted).