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Instant access to the stories behind the stories.
(Digital and Print Edition)
TFHH Vol. 1 Liner Notes is the annotated companion to Tales From Hip-Hop Vol. 1: Where the Music Ends and the Story Begins. Ten essays, one for each story in the collection, that walk you through the descent — from the song to the finished fiction. What was inherited. What was left behind. What the story is doing that the song could only gesture at.
This is not a study guide. It is not a spoiler dump. It is the kind of writing you find on the inside of a great record sleeve — where the person who made the thing tells you what they were listening to, what they were reading, what they were trying to hold onto, and what they finally let go.
Inside the Liner Notes
The song behind each story, with the specific narrative traits it passes down
The descent from song to story made explicit, moment by moment
Author's notes from Lamont Walker on what each story asked of him
An editofrom the founder of the TFHH imprint, on the collection as a whole
Who this is for
Readers who want to knowmore about what they just read. Writers studying how storytelling rap builds a scene. Teachers, book clubs, and anyone who has ever wanted to trace the storyies back to the song it came from and hear the conversation between the two.
Format
Delivered as a digital PDF ONLY designed to sit alongside the book. Print-friendly. Delivered instantly to your email after purchase.
The space between the music and the story.
Product only available through TalesFromHip-Hop.com.
Instant access to the stories behind the stories.
(Digital and Print Edition)
TFHH Vol. 1 Liner Notes is the annotated companion to Tales From Hip-Hop Vol. 1: Where the Music Ends and the Story Begins. Ten essays, one for each story in the collection, that walk you through the descent — from the song to the finished fiction. What was inherited. What was left behind. What the story is doing that the song could only gesture at.
This is not a study guide. It is not a spoiler dump. It is the kind of writing you find on the inside of a great record sleeve — where the person who made the thing tells you what they were listening to, what they were reading, what they were trying to hold onto, and what they finally let go.
Inside the Liner Notes
The song behind each story, with the specific narrative traits it passes down
The descent from song to story made explicit, moment by moment
Author's notes from Lamont Walker on what each story asked of him
An editofrom the founder of the TFHH imprint, on the collection as a whole
Who this is for
Readers who want to knowmore about what they just read. Writers studying how storytelling rap builds a scene. Teachers, book clubs, and anyone who has ever wanted to trace the storyies back to the song it came from and hear the conversation between the two.
Format
Delivered as a digital PDF ONLY designed to sit alongside the book. Print-friendly. Delivered instantly to your email after purchase.
The space between the music and the story.
Product only available through TalesFromHip-Hop.com.