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You Can’t Spell Brilliant Without Bri

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

February 5, 2021 by dsbs42 4 Comments

Alright, Angie Thomas, you got me; I’ll read anything you write. On the Come Up is the second book by the author of The Hate U Give (which I also loved, if that wasn’t clear from the first sentence of this review). This one takes place in the same universe as THUG, and makes some reference to the events that occurred in that story. Like in THUG, Thomas uses a ripped-from-the-headlines hook to write her characters around; in this case, the harassment and racism of school […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, hip-hop, rap

dsbs42's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, hip-hop, rap ·
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cbr12bingo – Nostalgia! sweet, silly, stupid nostalgia

Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley

September 4, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

“Now here’s a little story I’ve got to tell About three bad brothers you know so well It started way back in history With Ad-Rock, MCA, (and me) Mike D” Beastie Boys Book, while a delightful name, is a bit of a misnomer. This isn’t a book- it’s an EXPERIENCE. Adam “Ad-Rock” (Ad-Rock) and Michael “Mike D” Diamond  got together with friends, collaborators, fans, contemporaries, rivals, pop-culture icons, and countless others to tell the story of the Beastie Boys: who they are, where they came from, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:96 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: Ada Calhoun, adam horovitz, adam yauch, amy poehler, Andre Leon Talley, beastie boys, Ben Stiller, Bette Midler, Bobby Cannavale, cbr12bingo, Chloe Sevigny, Chuck D, Colson Whitehead, creativity, Crosby Fitzgerald, Dave Macklovitch, Elvis Costello, Exene Cervenka, fame, hardcore, hip-hop, Ian Rogers, Jarvis Cocker, Jeff Tweedy, John C. Reilly, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Lethem, Josh Hamilton, Junit Tondora, Kate Schellenbach, Kelly Reichardt, kim gordon, LL Cool J, Luc Sante, Maya Rudolph, MC Serch, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz, with Colson Whitehead, Jonathan Lethem, Ada Calhoun, Luc Sante, Roy Choi, Amy Poehler, Junit Tondora, Spike Jonze, Ian Rogers, Andre Leon Talley, Mix Master Mike, music, music business, Nadia Dajani, Nas, New York City, nostalgia, oral history, Pat Kiernan, Philippe Zdar, Rachel Maddow, Randy Gardner, rap, record industry, Rev Run, Rick Rubin, Rosie Perez, Roy Choi, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Spike Jonze, Steve Buscemi, Talib Kweli, Tim Meadows, tribute, Wanda Sykes, Will Ferrell, Yoshimi O ·
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