Rap Yearbook Quotes

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The book I have chose to write my essay on is the book, "The Rap Yearbook" written by Shea Serrano. The reason I chose this book for this essay is because I have to write about quotes from a story, this book is filled with quotes from rap songs over the years. The book came out in 2015 and has the description of "The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed."

The first quote from the book, "The Rap Yearbook" is from the song "Rapper's Delight" by the artists "Sugar Hill Gang". "Rappers Delight" was first introduced to the world in the year 1979. The reason I chose this song is because, it was almost like a turning point for music, but mostly the rap community. Some of my favorite quotes out of this song is, "See, I am Wonder Mike, and I'd like to say hello to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown." The reason I like this quote is because it shows that Sugar Hill Gang wasn't appointed to one set of people. They wanted to reach out to everyone. Another one of my favorite quotes is "The thing that separates you from me? That is called originality." The reason I like this quote is because it shows how cocky the …show more content…
"Bonita Applebum" was first introduced in 1990 on the album "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm". The reason I chose this song is because A Tribe Called Quest is one of my favorite rap groups and also because the rap song is about a guy trying to impress a girl, but A Tribe Called Quest took a rap song and made it sound like a non rap song. One of my favorite quotes from that song is, "Hey Bonita, glad to meet ya. For the cunning, stunning you, miss, I must beseech ya. Hey, being with you is a top priority." The reason I like this quote is because they turn a love-rap song into a story over a beat. One of the best rap songs I have ever

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