"This landmark work chronicles an earth-shattering movement with deep roots."--The New York Times Book Review
"As ambitious and intelligent as anyone might want, and more enjoyable than anyone might think. . . . If you want to hear how the latter part of the twentieth century sounded, you can't do better than this book."--Kevin Young, Bookforum
"A chronology of rap that highlights significant figures in its short history and offers a window into how rappers harmonize the world through a distinct form of self-expression."--Library Journal
"An English major's hip-hop bible, an impossible fusion of street cred and book learning . . . Reading The Anthology of Rap was the most fun I've had with a book in many months: It just kept pouring out new waves of creativity, personality, and intelligence."--Sam Anderson, New York Magazine
"A complete encyclopedia of the history, personalities, beats, rhythm and rhymes of the musical genre from the old school of Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five to hip-hop and Kanye West."--Los Angeles Times
"The Anthology of Rap is among the best books of its kind ever published."--Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books
