“We couldn’t be more pleased with the support that BET, MTV and even VH1 has shown our coalition,” says Cyrus A. Webb, President of Conversations Book Club and Founder of the Hiphop and Books project. “There is alot more to come, with other nationally recognized artists already alligning themselves with the project. We are rolling them out slowly to keep the attention on the bigger message: If they can take out the time to read then everyone should.”

In her statement provided to Webb, Abiola Abrams said the following:

“The reason I chose to write my debut novel Dare as a love letter to women in hip hop is that this diverse and powerful music has many aspects and therefore needs more powerful voices than just the handful of corporate artists that tend to dominate. Cyrus A. Webb’s hip hop literary project is very much needed in our communities and has my full support. We should do anything any everything that we can to build bridges between all generations and this project does exactly that. Great work!”

Though Hiphop and Books was Webb’s brainchild, he by no means takes full credit for it.

To find out more about Hiphop and Books or how you can join the coaltion, contact Cyrus A. Webb at 601.896.5616 or cawebb4@juno.com