Write Lines: Adventures in Rap Journalism with Andrew Emery

Write Lines: Adventures in Rap Journalism - the tale of hip-hop writing from the inside with Andrew Emery

Having failed at rapping, what’s next for an endlessly passionate rap nerd? In this sequel to the acclaimed memoir Wiggaz With Attitude, it turns out what’s next is a sometimes controversial career in rap journalism.

Write Lines: Adventures in Rap Journalism tells the tale of hip-hop writing from the inside. From death threats to interviewing Lauryn Hill while she’s in the shower. From calling Jay-Z a c*** to his face, to letting a notorious rapper sleep in his bath, it’s a hilarious, anecdote-studded tale that takes in hip-hop's first-ever magazine and lifts the lid on rivalries, squabbles and how music journalism really works.
Brutally honest, and endlessly opinionated, this story is also a love letter to hip-hop as it changed seismically through the decades. Write Lines charts those changes from the front line through encounters with many of the greats of rap: Chuck D, Missy Elliott, RZA, Eminem, Jazzy Jeff and Gang Starr among them. This is an unfiltered tale of hip-hop that is both heartfelt and scabrously funny.

We have two ticket options available: * Event Only and *Event with Discounted Book Combo deal - books will be available for collection at the Festival.

Our event will be followed by a dedicated signing event with Andrew. RRP books will also be available for purchase on the day.

About the Author:

Andrew Emery is the author of The Book of Hip-Hop Cover Art and comic memoir Wiggaz With Attitude: My Life as a Failed White Rapper. The founding editor of cult rap magazine Fat Lace, he was contributing editor to Hip-Hop Connection for 15 years and has written for dozens of publications on music, street culture, sport and even sleep paralysis.

He discovered hip-hop in 1984, and it changed his life. He has since failed to be a breakdancer, rapper, DJ, croupier and video shop manager, but did manage to succeed at interviewing his personal hero, Chuck D of Public Enemy. He is not the Andrew Emery who wrote a book about Bournemouth Seafront. He pays the bills as a copywriter and lives in Leeds with his wife, stepchildren and other animals.

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