Bedroom Rapper is out now!

My book is now available everywhere

It’s finally here: my memoir Bedroom Rapper is out now!

You can get it in Canada…
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/671425/bedroom-rapper-by-rollie-pemberton/9780771051883

…and the United States of America:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671425/bedroom-rapper-by-rollie-pemberton/9780771051883

For everyone who asked, there is an audiobook version performed by me, you can find it on Audible, Kobo, Google Books, iTunes or wherever else you get audiobooks online. You can also get it for free through Overdrive and your local public library. I spontaneously break into song throughout, not unlike an episode of Vinyl Tap with Randy Bachman.

Bedroom Rapper is the story of how I became a rapper – how a young Black kid from Edmonton broke into and survived the Canadian music industry. It’s also an alternative history of hip-hop and Canadian music in general, a reflection on the music scenes and moments that shaped me and my career.

I discuss some of the finer points of making the book in this interview with CBC Books. I also had the privilege of being interviewed about Bedroom Rapper on CBC q, which will be airing this morning. Last night, Ron MacLean gave the book a shout out on Sportsnet after the game and compared my writing to the Avalanche/Oilers series, which is a huge, somewhat perplexing compliment.

Get your copy wherever you get your books and if you enjoy it, tell a friend. And make sure you check out the playlist while you read along, it’s available on Spotify and YouTube. Thank you so much for coming on this journey with me, I can’t believe this thing is finally out in the world!

And if you’re able to, please come and celebrate with me in person at one of the launch events. The first one is tonight in Montreal at Librairie Saint-Henri Books at 7 pm with an afterparty at Datcha to follow. Here’s the launch party details:

And tickets are now available for the Toronto afterparty on Friday June 17th. It’s gonna be a disco extravaganza with all the trimmings, featuring myself and Prince Josh behind the decks. I’m pulling out all of the Quarantunes, let’s do it in real life this time instead of Twitch. Here’s the poster:

Please let me know what resonates with you in the book once you’ve had a chance to read or listen. So happy to share my story with you!

You can find me updating my playlist, DJing on Twitch or hanging on Twitter and Instagram. You can listen to Cadence Weapon music on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp and you can cop Cadence Weapon merchandise here. Get your copy of Bedroom Rapper here.