<b>''Groundbreaking... Part memoir, part guide, this is a must-have.''</b><i>Independent</i><br><br><b>''A worthwhile tutorial.'' </b><i>Evening Standard</i><br><br><br><b>A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential British musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history.</b><br><br><i>What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a combination of all of the above?</i><br><br>Wretch 32 is one of the most influential musicians at work in Britain today. He is also a lyricist of unparalleled ability, and an advocate of music as a tool to educate as well as to entertain. In an age of unprecedented social and political change, Wretch’s music stands as a medium of protest and of progress, helping to explain and shape a new era. <br><br>In <i>Rapthology</i>, Wretch