Hip-hop (and other things) : a collection of questions asked, answered, illustrated / Shea Serrano ; illustrated by Arturo Torres.

An introduction, by way of twelve questions -- Where'd those stray shots that Jay-Z let off land? -- How do you talk about Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly? -- How about a taxonomy of advice from 50 cent? Part 1 -- How about a taxonomy of advice from 50 cent? Part 2 -- Is Action Bronson a good travel partner? -- Where' the second most impractical place Ludacris mentions having sex in during "What's your fantasy?" -- What's the order of the lottery song picks? Part 1 -- What's the order of the lottery song picks? Part 2 -- What's the order of the lottery song picks? Part 3 -- What's Lauryn Hill's career shooting percentage? -- What'd the chickens have to say about pat's "Chickenhead"? (Also: what's the most identifiable first secon of a rap song?) -- Which line in Illmatic is the most Nasian? Part 1 -- Which line in Illmatic is the most Nasian? Part 2 -- When was Young Jeezy the most motivating on Thug Motivation 101? -- What's on your Magic Age mixtape? -- Which was better: Kendrick's Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City or Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? -- What's your "Ninja Rap" moment? -- How many times did Lil' Kim tell the future on 1996's Hard Core? -- Who gets the phone call? (1977-1987) -- Who gets the phone call? (1987-1996) -- Who gets the phone call? (1996-2007) -- Who gets the phone call? (2007-2020) -- What joke was it that DMX told that one time? -- How much is the [Rapper] Rookie Card worth? -- Which version of Drake do we need for these hypotheticals? -- Yes or no? -- Good cop / Bad cop: did anyone have a better 2018 than Cardi B? -- Do you wanna rewatch the 1995 Source Awards? Part 1 -- Do you wanna rewatch the 1995 Source Awards? Part 2 -- Which was the best minute during Black Thought's freestyle? (And some other questions about it, too) -- Which was the most perfect duo in rap history? -- 2Pac or Biggie?

"Hip-hHp (and other things) is about, as it were, rap, but also some other things. It's a smart, fun, funny, insightful book that spends the entirety of its time celebrating what has become the most dominant form of music these past two and a half decades. Tupac is in there. Jay Z is in there. Missy Elliott is in there. Drake is in there. Pretty much all of the big names are in there, as are a bunch of the smaller names, too. There's art from acclaimed illustrator Arturo Torres, there are infographics and footnotes; there's all kinds of stuff in there. Some of the chapters are serious, and some of the chapters are silly, and some of the chapters are a combination of both things. All of them, though, are treated with the care and respect that they deserve." --publisher's website.