Questlove, and
Ben Greenman. Mo' Meta Blues: The World
According to Questlove. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2013. Print;
ISBN: 9781455501359; Hardcopy Price $26.00.
Annotation
Questloves, hip-hop artists and drummer of the band Roots gives us a detailed account of his life and his own quest in the hip-hop career he loves. Explore his mind as he gives us his personal account of the music industry and how he got where he was today.
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Mini Book Review
This book is a
memoir of one Ahmir Khalib Thompson, or as he is known by his stage name,
Questlove. It outlines the life of a famous individual in the hip-hop
community. In this account of Questlove’s life, we learn about his beginning,
and his mindset throughout his career. We learn about his career from his point
of view, from his time as the Drummer of the band Roots, to his association
with other musical artist. The autobiography tends to take a philosophical
approach to prove Questlove's point, referencing other artists and even
historical events that shaped the world. In his own unique way, Questlove
manages to tell his life story while at the same time questions his own role in
the Hip Hop genre and giving the reader something to think about as well.
For me, I
found the book to be enlightening to the hip-hop world. I would recommend this
book to anyone interesting in music. In today’s modern world, we see all kinds
of young men and women with the ambition to become rappers, though they do not
appear to know what to do. I think this book will help them in their
understanding. Not only does it give a good account on how the business works
from the mind of a professional, I think it is good for them to realize the
author was once a normal young adult like them. The sense that the author is
able to relate with the young adult reader early on in the book allows
Questlove to effectively connect with the reader. I recommend this book to
music fans and any young adult interested in the music world no matter the
genre. You can get a copy of this book at your local library.
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