Sep 30, 2019
Fans of the show know that I love hip hop, especially old school hip hop—and my favorite group of all time is Tribe Called Quest. My guest poet Hanif Abdurraqib has written a beautiful and imaginative tribute to Tribe called: Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A Tribe Called Quest. Part memoir, part love letter, part hip hop history, part social commentary, and all good, the book looks at a group, an art form, and an era through a f-r-e-s-h lens. I enjoyed geeking out with Hanif about Tribe and hearing about his journey growing up in Ohio, becoming a music critic and then transitioning to poetry.