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Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
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AuthorBrian Coleman
Cover artistDreu Pennington-McNeil
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHip hop music
GenreNon-fiction
Publisher
Villard/Random House
Publication date
2007
Pages528 pp
ISBN
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978-0812977752
OCLC76961265
Dewey Decimal
782.42164909 22
LC ClassML3531 .C65 2007

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.[1][2] It was published by Villard/Random House in 2007.


It is an expanded and updated version of the book Rakim Told Me,[3] also by Brian Coleman, and it features a foreword by Questlove of the Roots.[2]




Contents





  • 1 Reception


  • 2 Sequel


  • 3 References


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 External links




Reception


The book received positive reviews from numerous press outlets,[4] such as Entertainment Weekly,[5]AllHipHop,[6]ALARM Magazine,[7] and The Onion/The A.V. Club.[3]


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,[7] and "little attention is given to the outlining societal conditions."[8]


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.[9][10] 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.”[10] He added,





This approach has been praised by critics—URB commented on his "mercifully non-academic approach”,[12] 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).[9][13]



References




  1. ^ "Check the Technique by Brian Coleman - Book - eBook". Random House. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  2. ^ ab "Wax Facts Press :: About the Book". Waxfacts.com. 2007-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  3. ^ ab Matos, Michaelangelo (2007-07-06). "Brian Coleman: Check The Technique | Books | Book Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  4. ^ "Wax Facts Press :: About the Book". Waxfacts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  5. ^ Neil Drumming (2007-06-08). "Check the Technique Review | Book Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  6. ^ Sidik Fofana (2007-07-03). "Check The Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies". AllHipHop.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  7. ^ abc [1] Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


  8. ^ Sam Chennault (2007-06-27). "His Writing Technique is Unstoppable - Page 1 - Music - San Francisco". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  9. ^ ab http://www.thaformula.com/brian_coleman_critically_acclaimed_thaformula_music.html


  10. ^ ab Sidik Fofana (2007-07-17). "Brian Coleman: Liner By Liner". AllHipHop.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  11. ^ Michaelangelo Matos (2005-07-27). "Brian Coleman - Page 1 - Music - Seattle". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  12. ^ "Wax Facts Press :: About the Book". Waxfacts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


  13. ^ "He wrote the book on hip-hop - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2012-01-08.



Notes


  • Coleman, Brian (2007). Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House,
    ISBN 978-0812977752.


External links


  • Official website


  • Check the Technique on Myspace


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