HIP-HOP （AND OTHER THINGS） is about， as it were， rap， but also some other things。 It's a smart， fun， funny， insightful book that spends the entirety of its time celebrating what has become the most dominant form of music these past two and a half decades。 Tupac is in there。 Jay Z is in there。 Missy Elliott is in there。 Drake is in there。 Pretty much all of the big names are in there， as are a bunch of the smaller names， too。
 
There's art from acclaimed illustrator Arturo Torres， there are infographics and footnotes; there's all kinds of stuff in there。 Some of the chapters are serious， and some of the chapters are silly， and some of the chapters are a combination of both things。 All of them， though， are treated with the care and respect that they deserve。
 
HIP-HOP （AND OTHER THINGS） is the third book in the （And Other Things） series。 The first two—Basketball （And Other Things） and Movies （And Other Things）—were both #1 New York Times bestsellers。