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The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop's Greatest Songs by Felicia Pride
NEW BOOK SHINES LIGHT ON MOTIVATIONAL LESSONS IN HIP-HOP CULTURE
THE MESSAGE: 100 LIFE LESSONS FROM HIP-HOP’S GREATEST SONGS by Felicia Pride
October 2007, Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1-56858-335-4, HC, $15.99, 256 pages
“It is high time that someone wrote a book of meditations for the hip hop generation, and that is exactly what Felicia Pride has done with THE MESSAGE. This is Chicken Soup for the hip hop soul, Acts of Faith for b-boys and b-girls, Daily Cornbread with recipes written in rhyme. Everyone who loves hip hop should keep a copy of THE MESSAGE on the night table and consult it each morning.”—Sofia Quintero aka Black Artemis, author of the hip-hop novels Explicit Content, Picture Me Rollin’ and Burn
“This is a book that we've needed for a while. The timing, however, could not be better.”—Donnell Alexander, author of Ghetto Celebrity and coauthor of the forthcoming Rollin’ with Dre
“True hip hop heads have been hard pressed to justify their devotion recently. Felicia Pride reminds us why we remain loyal with The Message: 100 Life Lessons From Hip Hop’s Greatest Songs. She reveals how these classic rhymes instructed, preached, consoled, comforted and inspired her -- anyone who ever wrote down the lyrics to their favorite joints will recall why hip hop is, and will continue to be, a part of their lives.”—Mic Life Magazine
New York, NY)— Who would have thought that you could get deep life lessons from hip-hop? Learn to deal with regrets by jamming to Jay-Z? Foster self-esteem listening to Mos Def? Exert your self-worth based on cues from a Queen Latifah song? Get career advice from an Ice-T rhyme? Reflect on spirituality through a Kanye West tune?
In her new book THE MESSAGE: 100 LIFE LESSONS FROM HIP-HOP’S GREATEST SONGS (Thunder’s Mouth Press/October 2007/$15.95), Felicia Pride extracts empowering lessons embedded within the genre’s most popular songs. Growing up with hip-hop, she has come to realize the way it shaped how she thinks, writes, and reacts, making her the person she is today. In THE MESSAGE, she uses short essays, aptly titled after a hip-hop song, and written in the language of the culture, to explore the themes of spirituality, success, business, and love. Incorporating her own experiences and reflections with the rapper’s message, Pride goes on to share the wisdom she has learned from hip-hop and focuses on the positive influence the music has on its audience.
THE MESSAGE turns the often negative perceptions of hip-hop completely around, offers a fresh perspective on why the culture is loved worldwide, and simultaneously provides motivational material for the hip-hop generation culled from its own unique artistic expression. In the introduction she writes, “This book is about searching for the power within and using motivational aspects of hip-hop music to help us successfully maneuver our worlds.”
THE MESSAGE unleashes the power in the music and leaves readers with a compendium of wisdom to incorporate in their own lives, proving in Pride’s words that “we can learn from hip-hop.”
Felicia Pride is a writer, literacy advocate, and hip-hop baby. Her most recent book is THE MESSAGE: 100 Life Lessons From Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs. She’s also the author of two chapter books based on the award-winning television show Everybody Hates Chris and coauthor of Hallway Diaries, a young adult anthology. She’s written about hip-hop, books, publishing and pop culture for various publications including VIBE, Publishers Weekly, PopMatters and the Baltimore City Paper. She’s the book blogger for AOL Black Voices’ More than Words and the managing editor of Mosaic Literary Magazine. She is the founder of BackList (www.thebacklist.net), an organization dedicated to keeping books in style. As a literacy advocate, Felicia has been an invited speaker at various events and panels and serves on the board for the Literary Freedom Project. She has a M.A. in writing and publishing from Emerson College and currently lives in Maryland.
Visit www.feliciapride.com for more information.
Author is available for interviews and to write original editorials. Excerpts of THE MESSAGE are available for reprint.
NOVEMBER 10, 2007
Baltimore, MD
THE MESSAGE Baltimore Launch Party co-sponsored by Mic Life Magazine
Drinks! Music! Hip-hop for Grown Folks! Holla at Your Girl!
Featuring local artists performing songs from THE MESSAGE
Milton’s Grill | 7 – 11 pm
336 N. Charles Street
Cost: $20.00, includes copy of THE MESSAGE and live concert.
More info.
NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Brooklyn, NY
THE MESSAGE Listening Party and booksigning
Brownstone Books | 7:00 pm
NOVEMBER 16, 2007
Harlem, NY
THE MESSAGE booksigning and discussion
Hue-Man Bookstore | 6-8 pm
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