(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop culture has always included an element of debate. Fans often discuss who is the top emcee, what is the greatest rap album, and which producer makes the best beats. A new book is set to help determine which Hip Hop songs should be crowned the king of every year since 1979.

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The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed uses infographics, lyric maps, footnotes, portraits of the artists, and short essays by other prominent music writers to figure out the most important rap song year by year. It also covers crucial moments in Hip Hop culture.

Shea Serrano (Bun B’s Rap Coloring and Activity Book) is the author of The Rap Year Book with Arturo Torres serving as illustrator. Rap legend/Law & Order: SVU star Ice-T provides the foreword. The 240-page work is scheduled for release on October 13. Pre-order the book on Amazon.