Hip-hop (and other things) is about, as it were, rap, but also some other things. It 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 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.

Foreword / by Bun B -- An introduction, by way of twelve questions -- Where'd those stray shots that Jay-Z let off land? -- How do you talk about Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly? -- How about a taxonomy of advice from 50 Cent? part 1 -- How about a taxonomy of advice from 50 Cent? part 2 -- Is Action Bronson a good travel partner? -- Where's the second most impractical place Ludacris mentions having sex in during "What's your fantasy"? -- What's the order of the lottery song picks? part 1 -- What's the order of the lottery song picks? part 2 -- What's the order of the lottery song picks? part 3 -- What's Lauryn Hill's career shooting percentage? -- What'd the chickens have to say about Project Pat's "Chickenhead"? (also: what's the most identifiable first second of a rap song?) -- Which line on Illmatic is the most Nasian? part 1 -- Which line on Illmatic is the most Nasian? part 2 -- When was Young Jeezy the most motivating on Thug Motivation 101? -- What's on your magic age mixtape? -- Which was better: Kendrick's Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City or Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? -- What's your "ninja rap" moment? -- How many times did Lil' Kim tell the future on 1996's Hard Core? -- Who gets the phone call? (1977-1987) -- Who gets the phone call? (1987-1996) -- Who gets the phone call? (1996-2007) -- Who gets the phone call? (2007-2020) -- What joke was it that DMX told that one time? -- How much is the [rapper] rookie card worth? -- Which version of Drake do we need for these hypotheticals? -- Yes or no? -- Good cop/bad cop : did anyone have a better 2018 than Cardi B? -- Do you wanna rewatch the 1995 Source Awards? part 1 -- Do you wanna rewatch the 1995 Source Awards? part 2 -- Which was the best minute during Black Thought's freestyle? (and some other questions about it, too) -- Which was the most perfect duo in rap history? -- 2Pac or Biggie?.