![]() ![]() ![]() This book is, largely, about lineage and about how music can build pathways of curiosity and knowing. Instead, I wanted to pick songs that showed the sounds Tribe was pulling from, and I wanted to pick songs by artists who committed themselves to building on Tribe's legacy in the years they weren't active. I felt like it would be easier to pick a handful of Tribe Called Quest songs that I loved. In his own words, here is Hanif Abdurraqib's Book Notes music playlist for his novel Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest: He is a five-tool writer, slipping out of the timeline to deliver vivid, memoiristic splashes as well as letters he's crafted to directly address the central players, dead and living." "iveting and poetic…Abdurraqib's gift is his ability to flip from a wide angle to a zoom with ease. This book further proves Abdurraqib as one of our finest young writers. ![]() His new book, a href="">Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest is both tribute to the band and the significance of the music to him and others. Hanif Abdurraqib consistently impresses me with his poetry, essays, and criticism. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Heidi Julavits, Hari Kunzru, and many others. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. ![]() In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. ![]()
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