Rap Dad
A Story of Family and the Subculture That Shaped a Generation
$35.75
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2020
Summary
This timely reflection on male identity in America that explores the intersection of fatherhood, race, and hip-hop culture “is a page-turner…drenched in history and encompasses the energy, fire, and passion that is hip-hop.”
Just as his music career was taking off, Juan Vidal received life-changing news: he’d soon be a father. Throughout his life, neglectful men were the norm—his own dad struggled with drug addiction and infidelity—a cycle that, inevitably, wrought Vidal with insecuri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501169403 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501169408 |
| Author: | Juan Vidal |
| Publisher: | Atria Books |
| Imprint: | Atria Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 140mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“In Rap Dad, Juan Vidal captures all of the angles of being a rap fan who falls in love with the genre and then fights to stay in love with it at all costs, despite life’s many twists. In reading this book, I learned a greater love for what I already love, I learned that there is a future in which that love can remain abundant, limitless, and endlessly fulfilling. I am thankful for this personal, funny, insightful ride.“— Hanif Abdurraqib, author of They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
”Rap Dad is a page-turner. It’s drenched in history and encompasses the energy, fire, and passion that is hip-hop. Vidal is a brilliant storyteller with a knack for prose. This book is a reminder of why I can’t live without writing.”— D. Watkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Beast Side and The Cook Up
“Rap Dad is a tender, occasionally heartbreaking, and exceedingly honest look at what it means to be a modern father in America (and, really, what it’s meant to be a father in America in decades past). Vidal writes with all the grace and insight you’d want from someone untangling such intricate, intimate subject matter.”—Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author of The Rap Yearbook and Basketball And Other Things
“A heartfelt examination of the damage that wayward fathers can leave in their wake.”— Washington Post
“Vidal’s writing on diverse topics is thoughtful and funny… a complex take on the often simplified topic of contemporary manhood, with relevance to current cultural controversies regarding immigration and identity.”— Kirkus Reviews
“Between narrative passages of memoir that relate his life as a child, father, and writer, Vidal discusses rap tracks, albums, and artists, with energy and soul.”— Booklist
About The Author
Juan Vidal
Juan Vidal is a writer, journalist, and cultural critic, who reviews books for NPR and contributes to Vibe, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and GQ. His work has been mentioned in The New York Times and has appeared in Billboard, Complex, HuffPost, and others. Rap Dad is his debut book.
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