Mo' Meta' Blues



Thompson, A., & Greenman, B. (2013). Mo' meta blues: The World According to Questlove. New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing. Paperback.  978-1455501373. $12.03 Age 13+

Mo’ Meta Blues is a biography that chronicles the life of Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson. It discusses his childhood, his early love of music, how he met his bandmates, and of course the ups and downs of his music career. The commentary from his editor is also quite interesting because it describes how Thompson himself wants to approach the memoir. The novel continuously challenges its audience by asking questions, both to the reader and to Thompson himself. A particular question that the novel presents is where music should be heading and what kind of artist Thompson wants to be. The novel is constantly evolving and critiquing itself, and it is interesting to see what music and records were particularly important to Thompson and how he continues to struggle with where he wants to go in his career. As a music lover, the novel was a very interesting and entertaining read. It may be better suited, however, to people already familiar with the hip-hop genre. The lengthy list of hip-hop artists and albums was somewhat overwhelming and sometimes difficult to navigate without this prior in-depth knowledge. However those interested in musical history may enjoy such an inside look at how hip-hop has evolved over time.

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Very intersting interview with Questlove himself, as he describes his reasons and process to writing Mo' Meta Blues.

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