Check the Technique Volume 2: More Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies by Hip Hop journalist Brian Coleman is slated to be released in October.
The 544-page book covers 25 acclaimed rap albums and will be released on Wax Facts Press. The book is available for a limited time pre-sale via Get On Down. People who pre-order the book prior to July 24 will receive an autographed copy of Check the Technique Volume 2: More Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies prior to its release, as well as an exclusive 7-inch of Smif-N-Wessun’s 1995 song “Home Sweet Home,” a cut from its Dah Shinin’ album, one of the albums covered in the book.
Check the Technique Volume 2 features chapters on Ice Cube’s AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… and Mos Def & Talib Kweli’s Are Black Star albums, among others. Coleman says that his forthcoming book features more artistic depth than its precursors.
In the meantime, check the chapter list below:
1 – 3rd Bass – The Cactus Album
2 – The Beatnuts – Intoxicated Demons The EP
3 – Black Sheep – A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing
4 – Company Flow – Funcrusher Plus
5 – The Coup – Steal This Album
6 – Diamond and the Psychotic Neurotics – Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop
7 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – He’s The DJ, I’m The Rapper
8 – Dr. Octagon – Dr. Octagonecologyst
9 – ED O.G & Da Bulldogs – Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto
10 – Gravediggaz – Niggamortis [aka 6 Feet Deep]
11 – Ice Cube – AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted & Kill At Will
12 – Jeru The Damaja – The Sun Rises In The East
13 – KMD – Black Bastards
14 – Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Wanted: Dead Or Alive
15 – Kwamé Featuring A New Beginning – The Boy Genius
16 – Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth – Funky Technician
17 – Mantronix – The Album
18 – Masta Ace Incorporated – SlaughtaHouse
19 – Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Are Black Star
20 – Naughty By Nature – Naughty By Nature
21 – Nice & Smooth – Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed
22 – [Chef] Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
23 – Smif-N-Wessun – Dah Shinin’
24 – Stetsasonic – In Full Gear
25 – Various – Wild Style Breakbeats