Great work, Michael Lee

Since it launched in 2018, Overlooked has been giving due to remarkable women, people of color and others whose deaths were not recognized by The New York Times. Dozens of these stories will finally be published as a book — look for it this November bit.ly/3ATmYRp

Tyrell Terry walked away from the NBA and millions of dollars at just 22 years old. He said it was destroying him mentally. “If I was a garbage man and I told you I wasn’t happy with my job, what would you tell me? What’s the difference other than money?” nyti.ms/3CzguYP

this is a treasure trove. 50 RAPPERS, 50 STORIES — Lil Wayne, Cam’ron, 50 Cent, Earl Sweatshirt, Eminem, Cardi B, Gucci Mane, Lil B, LL Cool J, Scarface & many more — telling a nonlinear, hyperlocal and personal history of hip-hop all in their own words nytimes.com/hiphop50

Celebrate 50 years of hip-hop! Panel talk: Krayzie Bone (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), author Jonathan Abrams, DJ Phatty Banks, and LaRese Purnell. Food & DJ beats in the Garden! Friday, August 11 | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Main Library 🎫: bit.ly/3OcZf4U

Coming soon…

Did you know that August 11 marks the 50th Anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop? 📅 This episode of NPR's All Things Considered explores the origins of Hip Hop and its impact 🎤 Learn more about Hip Hop from THE COME UP by Jonathan Abrams (Jonathan Abrams) 🎧 n.pr/43WQOAw

The Conversations Project debuting on Monday on @Hulu with co-hosts Elaine Welteroth, Chef David Lawrence and myself. Andscape

And ... here we go. WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL is out TODAY, available everywhere, and I hope you love it.

I made this (mostly) chronological playlist of every rap song mentioned in @jpdabrams book THE COME-UP. I figured anyone reading it would want that resource. shorturl.at/ampvS

Happy to share the paperback edition of The Come Up is out on 10/3. @crownpublishing

Come kick it with me and Dan Charnas Jonathan Abrams and @kevin_powell on Sunday, Oct 1, where I will moderate a panel discussion about hip hop music and culture from the unique perspectives explored in #DillaTime #TheComeUp and #TheKevinPowellReader. Thank you Brooklyn Book Festival for having me.

The essential oral history of hip-hop is now out in paperback! Learn about the origins of the most popular music genre in America from the people who were there and made it happen in Jonathan Abrams's THE COME UP. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605156/t…

~30 years after Tupac’s murder, new court documents — + the tell-all memoir & interviews of Keffe D — are turning decades of speculation, street gossip & internet innuendo into the most definitive account yet of how and why Tupac died... our story nytimes.com/2023/10/05/art…

Incredible story from Jonathan Abrams on the massive sea change coming to the world of breaking in Paris 2024 - and how a sport built on culture and expression views this huge moment: nytimes.com/2023/10/10/art…

EXCITED my first spoken word poetry album with music is now available on streaming platforms: GROCERY SHOPPING WITH MY MOTHER. I am humbly asking you listen closely, share with others, please. Going for Grammy consideration for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.

@jpdabrams writes on his firsthand understanding of Tupac Shakur’s legacy, and the moment when grand jury testimony offered an official account of Shakur’s murder. nyti.ms/3FKFDBa

The Story Behind Juvenile’s ‘Back That Azz Up’ - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/07/04/art…

Proud of my guy ⁦Chris Hine⁩ with his excellent first book on Ant