Go Ahead in the Rain
by Hanif Abdurraqib · first published 2019
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How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It from Here ... Thank You 4 Your Service, which arrived when fans needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib digs into the group's history and draws from his own experience to reflect on how its distinctive sound resonated among
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Completely, 100%, off topic and not within the parameters of the question. But if you are the type of person who thinks a De La book is for you, read “Go Ahead In The Rain” by Hanif Abdurraqib And if you like that, definitely check out “They Can’t Kill Us, Until They Kill Us”.
on “Ask HN: Best non-fiction book you read in 2024?” ↗…more books. Browse many; read few. Choose to engage w/ books & their ideas outside the text itself. 52. Best books I've read in the last year: Underland—Robert Macfarlane How to Do Nothing—Jenny Odell Go Ahead in the Rain—Hanif Abdurraqib Daemon Voices—Philip Pullman Carceral Capitalism—Jackie Wang So Many Books—Gabriel Zaid The Collected Schizophrenias—Esmé Weijun Wang 53. Best books I've read in the last 10 years: The…
on “Ask HN: Are books worth it?” ↗I'm liking High and Rising more than Go Ahead In The Rain (which I liked too). Note that De La does not like High and Rising. :)
on “Ask HN: Best non-fiction book you read in 2024?” ↗