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Literature has always gone hand in hand with music. Some of the most revered lyricists of all time, regardless of genre, have spent many hours with their heads buried in a book, some going as far as stating that literature is a huge influence in their music. There’s even the Pulitzer Prize — which Kendrick Lamar famously won for his 2017 record
DAMN. — that acknowledges achievements in the fields of literature, journalism and musical composition. To celebrate World Book Day 2021, HYPEBEAST is paying respects to the everlasting relationship of the written word and music with a special curation of music reads.