The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are by Tariq Trotter (Hardcover)

Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Rap & Hip Hop RELEASE DATE: 11/14/2023 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE) From one of our generation's most powerful artists and incisive storytellers comes a brilliantly crafted work about the art--and war--of becoming who we are.  upcycle verbup-cy-cle ˈəp-ˌsī-kəlto recycle (something) in such a way that the resulting product is of a higher value than the original itemto create an object of greater value from (a discarded object of lesser value) Today Tariq Trotter--better known as Black Thought--is the platinum-selling, Grammy-winning co-founder of The Roots, and one of the most exhilaratingly skillful and profound rappers the culture has ever produced. But his story begins with a tragedy: as a child, Trotter burned down his family's home. The years that followed are the story of a life snatched from the flames, forged in fire. In The Upcycled Self, Trotter doesn't just narrate a riveting and moving portrait of the artist as