Hip Hop Journalist Brian Coleman Set To Release “Check The Technique Vol 2”

Veteran music journalist Brian Coleman is revisiting his behind-the-scenes Hip Hop history anthology Check the Technique with a second edition. Check the Technique Volume 2: More Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies is a 544-page book full of never-before-told stories about 325 rap songs.

The 25 classic Hip Hop albums featured in Volume 2 are actually decoded by the artists who created them. Coleman conducted over 80 interviews with legendary performers like Ice Cube, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Raekwon, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kool G Rap, and many more.

Classic Albums By Cube, Black Star & The Chef To Be Decoded In “Check The Technique Vol 2”

Several hundred pictures were included as well. Digital versions of Volume 2 will also include five additional chapters.

“This third edition of my Check the Technique/Rakim Told Me series is the one that I am proudest of, by far,” says Coleman. “The interviews are deeper than ever…