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Ali Rap - Reviews

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"Whimsical look at an icon in Ali Rap, essentially an illustrated Muhammad Ali quote book, George Lois posits The Greatest as the first M.C. The result: a joy to read, and something you can dance to." Sports Illustrated, New York United States

"Compact. Il y a trois ans, TASCHEN avait commis le pharaonique GOAT. 34 kilos, 800 pages, 3000 €. Un événement éditorial aujourd`hui décliné en des proportions plus modestes (20 x 15 cm), sur trois cents pages néanmoins. Le tout mis en scène par George Lois au gré d`une kyrielle de slogans, aphorismes et poèmes illustrés à la perfection." L'Equipe Magazine, Paris France

"« Le corps de Don King a vécu quatre ans en prison. Mais visiblement, ses cheveux ont connu la chaise électrique.» Cette phrase savoureuse, comme tant d`autres, est l`œuvre de Mohammed Ali dont la prose était aussi percutante que ses poings. Ce petit livre intronise le boxeur en précurseur du rap, grâce à son flow de paroles et son sens de la formule choc." Spray, Paris France

"Una especie de autobiografía hilarante de un hombre que habla a ritmo de rap y al que el diseñador Georges Lois ha sabido plasmar bien en imágenes." El Reforma, México Mexico

"Muhammad Ali tänzelte so elegant durch die Sprache wie durch den Ring. Seine besten Sprüche und viele schöne Fotos vereint nun ein Band, der den Boxer als ersten Schwergewichtschamp des Rap feiert." Der Stern, Hamburg Germany

"If floating butterflies are anything to go by, Muhammad Ali knew a good sound bite when he heard one. So too does legendary ad man George Lois. The two come together in this volume, designed and edited by Lois, which collects some of The Champs sharpest, brashest and downright weirdest quips." Esquire, London United Kingdom

"George Lois is, of course, one of the most influential art directors in the history of the profession—creator of the ‘Think Small` ads for Volkswagen, the ‘I Want My MTV` campaign that saved the network and launched a cultural phenomenon, and scores of famous covers for Esquire magazine. He is also a boxing fan, and the sport seems to inspire him. Some of his most memorable Esquire covers involved the sweet science, including his visions of Sonny Liston as a black Santa Claus, Muhammad Ali as the martyred Saint Sebastian, and a fallen fighter that just happened to resemble Floyd Patterson—predicting the outcome of the 1962 Liston-Patterson bout. Lois happens to be a friend of Ali, boxing's biggest talker, ‘I met him when he was twenty,` Lois says. He has since collected the fighter`s poems and aphorisms, which he illustrates in his signature high-impact Big Idea style in the new book Ali Rap. From the constant stream of quotability that flows from Ali`s mouth, Lois has crafted a compelling story in words and pictures." Metropolis, New York United States

"Ouvrage consistant mais très facile à transporter car de petite taille. Facile à lire aussi, de nombreuses photos qui ont marqué l`histoire et les commentaires sont quelques fois amusants. Muhammed Ali avait un très grand sens de l`humour. Personnellement, j`ai adoré feuilleter ce document d`archives…Un véritable plaisir pour les amateurs et les fans du plus grand champion de tous les temps." indymedia.be Belgium

"After watching his longtime friend fall victim to Parkinson`s Disease, George Lois decided to produce a memoir of the boxer, who was the first-hand witness to some of the most politically charged moments of the modern era. ‘ I wanted it to be funny . . .and I wanted it to be goddamned serious.` Crafted entirely from Ali`s soundbytes (with accompanying illustrations by Lois), the book blurs the distinction between biography and autobiography, proving that no one is better suited to talk about Ali than Ali himself." Radar Online, New York United States

"What was it that Muhammad Ali once boasted? That he could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee? Not exactly, but in a new book former Esquire art director George Lois argues that the Greatest was the first hip-hop artist." Sports Illustrated, New York United States

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