Shawn Taylor

One of the finest hip-hop albums ever made, A Tribe Called Quest's debut record (featuring stone-cold classics like "Can I Kick It?" and "Bonita Applebum") took the idea of the boasting hip-hop male and turned it on its head. For many listeners, when this non-traditional, surprisingly feminine album was released, it was like hearing an entirely new form of music....

How does it feel to be a black man in America? It hurts, but in a beautiful way. So Shawn Taylor says—and a lot more—in this unapologetic and sharply critical exploration of the hatred and anxiety that American society harbours toward black men, and the fear and confusion that black men harbour toward themselves. Mixing humour, rage, and startling vulnerability,...