{"product_id":"mo-meta-blues-the-world-according-to-questlove-paperback","title":"Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAhmir Questlove Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBen Greenman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless. --Robert Christgau \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ahmir Questlove Thompson is many things: virtuoso drummer, producer, arranger, \u003ci\u003eLate Night with Jimmy Fallon \u003c\/i\u003ebandleader, DJ, composer, and tireless Tweeter. He is one of our most ubiquitous cultural tastemakers, and in this, his first book, he reveals his own formative experiences--from growing up in 1970s West Philly as the son of a 1950s doo-wop singer, to finding his own way through the music world and ultimately co-founding and rising up with the Roots, a.k.a., the last hip hop band on Earth. \u003ci\u003eMo' Meta Blues \u003c\/i\u003ealso has some (many) random (or not) musings about the state of hip hop, the state of music criticism, the state of statements, as well as a plethora of run-ins with celebrities, idols, and fellow artists, from Stevie Wonder to KISS to D'Angelo to Jay-Z to Dave Chappelle to...you ever seen Prince roller-skate?!? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But \u003ci\u003eMo' Meta Blues \u003c\/i\u003eisn't just a memoir. It's a dialogue about the nature of memory and the idea of a post-modern black man saddled with some post-modern blues. It's a book that questions what a book like \u003ci\u003eMo' Meta Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ereally is. It's the side wind of a one-of-a-kind mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a rare gift that gives as well as takes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a record that keeps going around and around.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAhmir Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, also known as Questlove, is the drummer and co-founder of the Grammy award-winning hip hop band The Roots. He is also a world-renowned producer, arranger, and songwriter. In 2009, The Roots became the house band on \u003ci\u003eLate Night with Jimmy Fallon\u003c\/i\u003e. Questlove has over 2.4 million followers on Twitter and has been known to DJ damn near every night of his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ben Greenman is an editor at the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of several acclaimed books of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eSuperbad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlease Step Back\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat He's Poised to Do\u003c\/i\u003e. As a journalist and critic, he has written widely on music and pop culture. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Slippage\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn and has never been known to DJ, ever.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772212150560,"sku":"9781455501373","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/091827a095c5b401782032d105903092.webp?v=1780401341","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mo-meta-blues-the-world-according-to-questlove-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}