From the Book - Crown trade paperback edition
Lemonade from lemons: Bronx, New York 1973-1979
The right menu: New York City 1978-1981
What in the world is this?: Englewood, New Jersey; New York City 1979-1982
A real mix: New York City 1979-1983
Never been the same: New York City 1983-2000
Completely different nations: Los Angeles 1983-1986
Atoms smashing: Long Island, New York 1985-1992
A gumbo of magnificence: New York City 1979-1988
Reinventing the wheel: New York City and New Jersey 1986-1996
Like a blueberry: Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Compton, New York City 1985-1995
Like Coachella in the studio: New York City 1988-1994
Parental Advisory: Riverside, California; Miami 1984-2003
Certain pockets: Atlanta, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans 1982-1995
Out hustling: The Bay area 1983-2006
Pull quote: Beverly Hills 1992
A higher level of execution: Los Angeles 1992-1993
Raising the bar: New York City 1993-2003
The South got something to say: Atlanta, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, Virginia 1995-present
That stuck with me: Oakland, Los Angeles, New York 1991-1997
The consciousness: The Midwest 1988-2010
The recognition that it deserves
Thank God because of hip-hop
