Wiki’s top 5 books that’ll bust your head open

With his dense, verbose, lyrics and spectacular and unusual cadences, New York rapper #Wiki strikes as one of the more lyrical and literary rappers currently working. As such, it makes sense that for his FADER Top 5, he wanted to tell us his Top 5 Books That Will Blow Your Mind - the tomes that will surprise you, excite you, and fuck you up - in the same way that Wiki's rhymes do. As is the way with Wiki, it's a typically variegated and idiosyncratic selection - but undoubtedly one that will fill out your winter reading list with a few new titles.
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[@jb_stn]

This kid needs more attention and respect, bright, well read and his lyrics are fire. Loved Wik since Ratking and I'll always be a fan.

[@halseylumen4762]

Hella

[@richhummel]

You ain't wrong

[@kushalunune2084]

Midnight children - Salmaan Rushdie
The Snakehead - Patrik radeen keef
Say nothing - Patrik radeen keef
Assata : Autobiography - Assata shakur
Slaughterhouse five - Kurt Vonnegut

[@perrydimes6915]

salman rushdie not rashid

[@frunkybooii]

So dope to see a rapper dropping a bit of actual knowledge and some original perspectives in an interview.

[@oodles86]

For real. Most hide it

[@cypressmaybe]

1: So It Goes

[@kubolor1234]

So y'all are telling me a whole FADER can't afford lavalier mics!?!?! Come on.

[@MrQStew]

'slaughterhouse five' is the best sci-fi book for anyone who's never read/doesn't like sci-fi, he's spot on here

[@FOUL_TROUBLE]

yeah man, vonnegut is one of those guys that is so accessible and still so fuckin profound. the sirens of titan really affected me in particular. i read it ~8 years ago and i still think of parts almost daily. deserves all the praise he gets. i feel like Wik would really fuck with PKD.

[@robbbbbbb1]

I listen up every single time Wiki Speaks.

[@droopysnoopy3034]

Wiki got it comin this year!!!

[@Shurmash]

Either way you're gonna to feel the smoke.

[@beatsbykana]

definitely gonna be reading all of these

[@guyincogneeto9034]

should get Medhane on here, yall know him he's from ny and a big time reader judging by his IG story posts

[@oodlesofhoes]

Writing these titles down on the front page of my Time Out of Joint by PKD book.

[@QuillsQuills]

Say Nothing hits hard

[@beaterchew]

wikispeaks still hard af

[@halseylumen4762]

... he's got some crazy ass flows..

[@kingcal4205]

He looks like Bam Margera

[@AnthonyNJ90]

I'll have to check out these books thanks for sharing with us Wiki!

[@that1guy246]

Got some reading to do now

[@jeanfrancoisnelson]

I can confirm that Say Nothing is an amazing read. It’s historically accurate but you genuinely won’t want to put it down.

[@blakewilson480]

This is a dope idea. Idk if itll get tons of views, though. Awareness of the wiki is rare, and most of us are virtually illiterate.

[@ej2brandon383]

I just discovered him the other day. His music Is fire.

[@maxbray7155]

damn I haven't read most of these but they sound mad good

[@themanfromanotherplace8502]

Damn this video's sick Wiki's so fuckin cool

[@iShilas]

Artist.

[@HYUHE]

Wiki is fire artist , bless up.

[@MULAYOUTUBE]

Am

[@EveMinor]

NYC's FINEST!!!

[@jackginty7675]

Tha dude of all dudes!

[@goodasswffls]

Damn I'm tryna kick it with Wik!

[@MULAYOUTUBE]

Doing

[@absolodot6618]

The world and its history has layers if you don't understand that then my brother u special like

[@alphadream953]

what other rappers actually read lmao wiki the only one (thats hard)

[@aidanquarles5081]

Bro i bet tons of good rappers read. Vocabulary is what builds a rapper's lyrics and makes or breaks a track.

[@alphadream953]

@@aidanquarles5081 'good rappers' are not popular tho, theyre for a niche audience, i dont even listen to them a lot, wiki is one of the only ones

[@aidanquarles5081]

@@alphadream953 well that is true. its a shame that the type of rap that is popular today is easy to produce and is done without heart or any thought put in to it

[@aDriveAway]

yung lean

[@arru23]

RAP Ferreira

[@philpheburbs]

what did they forget to plug the mic in or something??

[@213byron]

1:12 like a cocaine Rudolph?

[@jouquinfox9453]

slaughterhouse five is the illllllesttttt

[@Zarnubius]

The list for those who are impatient:
5. Man and Technics, Oswald Spengler
4. The Culture of Critique, Kevin MacDonald
3. E. Michael Jones, The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit
2. Talmud and Taboo, Andrew Joyce
1. David Irving, Churchill's War

[@daralaja3224]

wolsgang d lmao

[@JackLanterns]

Absolutely based and redpilled I thought this was what he really said in the video until I saw number 3

[@holyvacant1427]

Thank you good sir 👍

[@lilyo8779]

WIK!!!

[@MULAYOUTUBE]

What

[@Samchabert]

WIK

[@Marcushenrymusic]

what's a book?

[@unlostm8]

paper and words n shit I think

[@menotruechristian3663teehee]

bugsexxx

[@XX-kq8kv]

Salman Rushdie’s kinda fucked up tho