An insanely detailed book on the role of drugs in American music – written by a guy who's already written a fair bit about drugs and culture! This time around, Martin Torgoff turns his eye towards the postwar years – looking at the interwoven landscapes of jazz, underground culture, and drugs from the late 40s through the 60s – with chapters that look at both famous figures and lesser-known personas – in a list that includes Billie Holiday, Lester Young, William S Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Charlie Parker, and many more. The book's filled with short chapters that almost each read like a story themselves – never too exploitative, and often never with any sort of judgement at all – just surprising detail about the relation between drugs and performance, writing, or other artistic creation. These short chapters work well to weave together a world behind the scenes – subtle forces that later shaped more famous creations – and the book is a hefty 412 pages, with some black and white images. Book

11 tracks, plus the intro and outro, with beats by Hi Tek, Jay Dee of the Ummah and Pete Rock. Includes "Flawless", "Miscellaneous", "DRUGS", "The Club Hoppa", "Lemme Find Out", "Bend Ova", "Beats, Rhymes & Phife", "Ventilation" and "4 Horsemen". LP, Vinyl record album