{"product_id":"flyboy-in-the-buttermilk-essays-on-contemporary-america","title":"Flyboy in the Buttermilk Essays on Contemporary America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greg Tate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026-02-03\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reissue of Greg Tate's classic, out-of-print collection of essays, with a new introduction by Hanif Abdurraqib and a new foreword by Questlove.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn every piece of this collection, Tate offers informed insight into where America is going and why.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158000418985,"sku":"PHBK-9780374394608","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/7627493482321.jpg?v=1780591111","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/flyboy-in-the-buttermilk-essays-on-contemporary-america","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}