Sunday, April 6, 2008

The Message: 100 Life Lessons From Hip Hop's Greatest Songs




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Recently I had the pleasure of reading Felicia Pride's new book, The Message: 100 Life Lessons From Hip Hop's Greatest Songs. As a fan of true Hip-Hop I was thrilled when TheGrits.com asked me to review her book for the online book club!

The Message, 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs is a collection of short essays that reflect the authors interpretation of specific lyrics in 100 of her favorite songs and the impact those lyrics have had on her life. In this book, Felecia Pride quotes obvious greats such as Tupac Shakur, Outkast, Notorious B-I-G, and the Wutang Clan. She also quotes lines form obscure rappers that most of today’s hip-hop lovers have never heard of...

To read this review in its entirety, please visit THEGRITS.COM

1 comment:

Felicia Pride said...

Hi Ebony--

Wow, thanks so much for the great review of THE MESSAGE. It is so gratifying to hear that people are finding value in my book. I truly appreciate your kind words-from one writer to another.

Felicia