{"title":"Donna-Claire Chesman","description":"\u003cp\u003eDonna-Claire Chesman’s works explore the vibrant intersections of art, identity, and self-expression with a richly honest voice. 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The young rapper droned over purple blips and skitters on “Day ‘N’ Nite,” unaware that he was terraforming the foundation of rap. As the decades wore on, the song came to symbolize a changing of the guard, and the next generation of kids were about to get really sad on the mic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrybaby: The Artists Who Shaped Emo Rap\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the rise and fall of a genre born from suburban malaise. From Atmosphere giving emo its name in the late ’90s, to Juice WRLD capturing every corner of rap’s attention with his wailing high school angst, this was the definitive sound of bugged out youth. Emo rap is visceral. It’s Lil Peep with the pink and black split dye, singing about bleeding out after getting dumped; Lil Uzi Vert making a suicidal club smash that soundtracks lavish Las Vegas day parties; XXXTentacion stirring controversy while topping the charts with “Sad!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtists recorded into old computers and these records travelled through the digital portals of SoundCloud. They didn’t need record deals; they just needed WiFi. Listeners and their favourite acts had a singular meeting ground: everyone was trapped in their bedrooms and hoping to feel something. A network of reposts, comments, and word-of-mouth allowed the genre to bubble up nationally. While the press didn’t know what to make of Yung Lean and the Sad Boys’ viral rise online, the fans understood on contact that this was their music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the turn of the decade, the three most prominent emo rappers—Lil Peep, XXXTentacion, and Juice WRLD—had lost their lives to overdoses and gun violence. Stunted by tragedy, Emo shrunk down into an ornament to decorate pop-rap tunes. We’re now a far cry from Juice’s “All Girls Are The Same” rewriting the mainstream playbook as the next iteration of “Day ‘N’ Nite.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the numbers for the young artists we’ve lost tell a story of resilience. For those who were there during the whirlwind of the 2010s, emo’s imprint has not faded. Millions upon millions of fans worldwide turn to this music as twilight grips them and they stare off into their own emotional voids. It’s whiny. It’s base. 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He tried to look you right in the eyes to see how you were feeling about it.” —Will Kalson, friend and first manager\n\nFollowing Mac Miller’s tragic passing in 2018, Donna-Claire Chesman dedicated a year to chronicling his work through the unique lens of her relationship to the music and Mac’s singular relationship to his fans. Like many who’d been following him since he’d started releasing mixtapes at eighteen years old, she felt as if she’d come of age alongside the rapidly evolving artist, with his music being crucial to her personal development.\n\n“I want people to remember his humanity as they’re listening to the music, to realise how much bravery and courage it takes to be that honest, be that self-aware, and be that real about things going on internally. He let us witness that entire journey. He never hid that.” —Kehlani, friend and musician\n\nThe project evolved to include intimate interviews with many of Mac’s closest friends and collaborators, from his Most Dope Family in Pittsburgh to the producers and musicians who assisted him in making his everlasting music, including Big Jerm, Rex Arrow, Wiz Khalifa, Benjy Grinberg, Just Blaze, Josh Berg, Syd, Thundercat, and more. These voices, along with the author’s commentary, provide a vivid and poignant portrait of this astonishing artist—one who had just released a series of increasingly complex albums, demonstrating what a musical force he was and how heartbreaking it was to lose him.\n\n“As I’m reading the lyrics, it’s crazy. It’s him telling us that he hopes we can always respect him. I feel like this is a message from him, spiritually. A lot of the time, his music was like little letters and messages to his friends, family, and people he loved, to remind them of who he really was.” —Quentin Cuff, best friend and tour manager\n\n\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Mac\u003c\/em\u003e by Donna-Claire Chesman offers an intimate look at the profound artistry of Mac Miller and the indelible impact he left on those who knew him and his fans around the world.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599127953644,"sku":"9781637580684","price":66.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b523d8226306083daddeeddf431815fd.jpg?v=1778024201"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/donna-claire-chesman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}