{"product_id":"flyboy-in-the-buttermilk-essays-on-contemporary-america-9780374394608","title":"Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Tate was my first, and in some ways truest, North \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewas the first person who validated the art that I loved and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emade it intellectually viable.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Questlove, from the foreword\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"T\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe velocity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand volume of his exuberance, his demands, his curiosities, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand, yes, his vibrant dissatisfactions pulled me to the edge of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emy chair.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Hanif Absurraqib, from the introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA reissue of Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Tate's classic, out-of-print collection of essays, with a new introduction by Hanif Abdurraqib and a new foreword by Questlove. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of the most original, creative, and provocative culture critics comes an eye-opening collection of essays and tales about American music and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder the guise of writing about a single subject, Greg Tate's essays in \u003ci\u003eFlyboy in the Buttermilk \u003c\/i\u003ebranch out from his usual and explore social, pop cultural, political, and economic subjects. Taking on a wide diversity of topics--from the rise of hip-hop; the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat; the music of Miles Davis, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Bad Brains, and many others; to the crisis of the Black intellectual and the irony of the GOP recruiting Black Americans-- Tate writes in a brave and distinctive voice that is angry, joyous, anxious, and funny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn every piece of this collection, Tate offers informed insight into where America is going and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Tate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Auwa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374394608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2025 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Tate \u003c\/b\u003e(1957-2021) was a music and popular-culture critic and journalist whose work appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVibe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDownbeat\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eFlyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMidnight Lightning: Jimi Hendrix and the Black Experience\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eEverything but the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. He won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 2024 in recognition of his pioneering work. Tate, via guitar and baton, also led the conducted improvisation ensemble Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, which toured internationally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio, and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation \"Genius\" grant. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThere's Always This Year, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and \u003ci\u003eA Little Devil in America\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Gordon Burns Prize and a finalist for the National Book Award. His first collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eThey Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the books of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003ci\u003eGo Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and a National Book Critics Circle Award and Kirkus Prize finalist and was longlisted for the National Book Award. He is a graduate of Beechcroft High School.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Greg Tate \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48449304559773,"sku":"9780374394608","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bae08ce0-4f85-443f-a602-556545ce1c16.jpg?v=1781631719","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/flyboy-in-the-buttermilk-essays-on-contemporary-america-9780374394608","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}