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Tune in tomorrow to @WritersBone as we talk about The Come Up.

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After more than 4 years, The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop is out and available for purchase. This book explores the spectacular rise of hip-hop through the stories of the people who lived it. You can order it here: t.co/Z42uozfLWe

Check out an excerpt of The Come Up.

"I lived in one of those households where my mom would take one look at the parental advisory sticker and “Nope, get that outta my house.” t.co/e5tQ1Abnpj

"Almost the only guidelines I had coming into this was that if somebody who was impactful in hip-hop would be willing to talk to me, then I’d be down to talk to them." t.co/e3Sl5PmUom

The COME UP: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop is out today. If you love hip-hop, music, history, or all three combined, this is the book for you. t.co/Z42uozxmNM

More than 4 years ago, I began working on The COME UP. It comes out in two days. It's for music fans, history fans, and for everyone who lives and breathes hip-hop music. t.co/Z42uozfLWe

"When you get to the blackout, it shifts hip-hop. It’s a pivotal moment, because like a week later, everybody was a DJ. Everybody."- MC Debbie D THE COME UP: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop is available for preorder now: t.co/Z42uozfLWe

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