Hip-Hop Is History David Foster Wallace probes the

David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading

At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle

it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two

Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man

Just as Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone did for a previous generation

Hip-Hop Is History David Foster Wallace probes theThis is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half century of hip hop. When hip hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn't expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid growing up in a musical family in Philadelphia, it was everything. He stayed up late to hear the newest songs on the radio. He saved his money to buy vinyl as soon as it landed. He even started to try