Sentences

Carey, Percy and Ronald Wimberly. Sentences: The Life of M.F. Grimm. New York: DC Comics, 2007. Print.

He was there at the beginning. From the first stirrings of hip hop at New York block parties, to global popularity in the 1990s and beyond, Percy Carey - aka MF Grimm - was there, making rhymes, meeting the stars, and living the life. Poised for stardom, he was gunned down in the street, left in a wheelchair for life. Crippled, he turned to crime. Now, after years in prison, Grimm has returned to the music scene, ready to rap again.

Appearances from Dr. Dre and Warren G, Suge Knight, Tupac, MF Doom and a score of others pepper the book; there's even an appearance by Big Bird and Jim Henson. Carey doesn't flinch from telling his story, the highs or the lows. Ronald Wimberley's expressionistic illustrations, in crisp black, white and gray tones, capture the confusion and frenetic excitement of Grimm's world.

Eisner Awards - 2008 Best Reality-Based Work; 2008 Best Lettering (Jared K. Fletcher)
Glyph Awards - 2008 Story of the Year; 2008 Best Cover

MF Grimm, "The Original"

from the MF DOOM/MF Grimm EP

(Image credits: Voicesbehindwalls.org; 4thletter.net)