Most Iconic Rap Lyrics Of All Time?

“You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song”  Jay -Z says it in Takeover which is deemed #1 in the “50 Best Hip-Hop Diss Songs” by Complex UK

Do you remember when rap artists had something more profound to say than, “YOUUUUUUUUUUU!” or “Shorty got low, low, low, low…?” I do. I remember when rap and hip hop flooded the radio. I remember when melodic beats were accompanied by intelligent rhymes and sophisticated metaphors. I especially remember the way hip hop was before the music industry started manufacturing packaged artists and spoon-fed lyrics.

In the first volume of what I hope to be a long-term series, Alfred takes 21 lines from artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, and others and pairs them with beautiful artwork by Shah Wonders to create a coffee table book fit for anybody’s collection.

The book provides insight into social experiences (racism, feminism, inequality) using hip hop’s most influential lines as the conduit. This book will be an integral part of the history, education, understanding, and appreciation of hip hop culture. In the short time, it has been released You Made It A Hot Line has already been added to the Brooklyn Public Library and requested by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library).

Available Formats:

– Hardcover book with free PDF download.
– ePub download for use on iBooks, Nook, Aldiko, and Adobe Digital.
– Mobi download for use on the Amazon Kindle.
– PDF download.

Note : Product Gallery images are from the Hardcover and PDF.