What's Your Hi-Fi Q?: From Prince to Puff Daddy, 30 Years of Black Music Trivia [Paperback]

Scott Poulson-Bryant (Author), Smokey Fontaine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 21, 2002

Do you know your HI-FI Q?

Which TV star wrote the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye"?

Which funk icon produced Eddie Murphy's first hit single?

Can you name the first song that Puff Daddy used as a sample?

Which rapper's real name is Reggie Noble?

You don't know? Then this book is for you.

"What's Your HI-FI Q?" is the ultimate quiz book of black music history. Crammed full of questions, lyrics, and lists detailing every black music genre from the funk and soul of the seventies to the rap and R&B of today, "What's Your HI-FI Q?" is guaranteed fun for both the casual listener and the connoisseur. It's a funk-filled voyage down the Soul Train line that will school you, stump you, and send you to your stereo.

Take the quiz and get your score. Know your HI-FI Q.

ALL INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERNIE PANICCIOLI, THE DEAN OF HIP-HOP PHOTOGRAPHERS

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Scott Poulson-Bryant was one of the founding editors of the hip-hop magazine VIBE. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Source, Essence, and Spin magazine. He divides his time between New York and Miami.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fireside; Original edition (May 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074322955X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743229555
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,160,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My name is Scott Poulson-Bryant, I was born and raised in Long Island, New York, and I've wroked as a journalist and author for several years. Educated at Brown University (and presently a PhD student at Harvard), I was a co-founding editor of VIBE Magazine, and my writing has appeared in such publications as Rolling Stone, the New York Times, SPIN Magazine, Essence, Ebony, and the London Guardian. My journalism specialty was the celebrity profile, and I've interviewed and covered such artists and performers as Prince, Janet Jackson, Beyonce, R, Kelly, Eddie Murphy, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Shaquille O'Neal, Dennis Rodman, and Will Smith.

I'm the author of HUNG: A Meditation on the Measure of Black Men in America and the forthcoming novel The VIPs.

I enjoy big page-turning novels, cable TV dramas (nothing's better than "Mad Men, "Sons of Anarchy" and "Breaking Bad," may "The Shield" and "The Wire" RIP), old movies, all kinds of music, and sneakers (particularly Adidas).

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is the BOMB!, June 14, 2002

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Tina Walker (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What's Your Hi-Fi Q?: From Prince to Puff Daddy, 30 Years of Black Music Trivia (Paperback)

I heard these guys on the radio and saw them on TV talking about this book and they seemed real interesting and knowledgeable about music. The book proves it. It's full of tons of trivia questions about hiphop and r&b, but the best part is the funny and informative lists they have, like Top 5 Posse Records and Top 5 Blue-Eyed Soul records. I don't agree with their choice for the best Duet ("The Closer I Get To You" by Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack). I would have picked Donny and Roberta's "I Who Have Nothing". But anyway they got some good choices all over the book. You'll enjoy this book if you love music and you love trivia. It's like a hiphop version of "Jeopardy."

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent and fun!, May 29, 2002

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s addison (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What's Your Hi-Fi Q?: From Prince to Puff Daddy, 30 Years of Black Music Trivia (Paperback)

I love trivia books, especially whent he authors actually know more than I do about the subject area. Scott and Smokey are journalists and music lovers. I used the book at a BBQ I had and everyone from my niece to my mother-in-law got into the action. People were singing hooks to remember answers and recalling where they were when a specific song was playing. I think I have found a great Christmas gift too! I can't wait until the second edition comes out. Where's the boardgame?

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, August 5, 2008

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Ricky F. Thomas "Average One" (Lakewood, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What's Your Hi-Fi Q?: From Prince to Puff Daddy, 30 Years of Black Music Trivia (Paperback)

This is a great trivia book for R and B and Hip-hop fans alike. I liked it so much, I bought one for my brother.