Rolling Deep - by Noah Rubin (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

An irreverent, engaging, and visually driven exploration of hip-hop culture through the lens of weed, from the acclaimed music producer, editor, and author of How We Roll.

Boasting a wide range of how-tos, charts, graphs, quizzes, lists, interviews and more, Rolling Deep: An Illustrated Guide to Weed and Rap brings to life the edu-taining story of weed and rap--and how they've been intertwined since the very beginning. Readers will learn the answers to a wide range of important questions like, "How do you roll a blunt, Houston-style?"; "Does weed make rappers more creative?"; and "Is it safe to smoke a joint with Wu-Tang?" All of these questions, and many more, will not only be answered in a fun, graphical style, but will also leverage first-person insights from a wide range of hip-hop and weed superstars, like Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, The Mexican OT, Tony Greenhand, and others.

Packed with iconic artists, legendary albums, smoke-session lore, plus sharp cultural analysis, Rolling Deep moves like the best kind of smoke sesh: funny, thoughtful, and entertainingly unpredictable.

About the Author

Noah Rubin is a writer and editor for Hypebeast magazine. He is the editor of Snoop Dogg's hit cookbook From Crook to Cook and the author of How We Roll. Rubin is the former editor-in-chief of Snoop's media platform, Merry Jane. Before Merry Jane, he was editor-in-chief of Nas's media platform/production house Mass Appeal. In addition to his writing and editorial work, Rubin has an extensive music background. His credits include Grammy-winning A&R work for global EDM phenomenon Flume and production on two highly regarded albums for Wu-Tang Clan. He is also the former VP of Music at Decon Records (now Mass Appeal Records), home to artists like Run the Jewels, Pusha T, and the Hood Internet.