Rap & Hip-Hop books

An astonishing collection of early European hip hop pose photos.  Read More >>

Geoffrey Baker traces the trajectory of the Havana hip hop scene from the late 1980s to the present and analyzes...  Read More >>

Prodigy of Mobb Deep, one of rap's most beloved groups, details his controversy-filled life story during the highs...  Read More >>

Author Andrew J. Rausch interviewed 24 individuals whose creative expressions are intimately associated with the...  Read More >>

What is Hip-Hop? In order to answer this question, author Andrew J. Rausch interviewed 24 individuals whose creative...  Read More >>

A selection of written rhymes from a youth poet influenced by hip hop and school life.  Read More >>

The Grammy Award-winning rapper and star of Law & Order: SVU offers his hip-hop generation's Horatio Alger story:...  Read More >>

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Rapper turned television actor Ice-T chronicles his controversial music career and his transition into becoming...  Read More >>

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Ice-T tells his story, the narrative of an orphaned child who, drawn inexorably into a life of crime, ultimately...  Read More >>

This text situates Jay-Z within his musical, intellectual and cultural context for educational study. Thirteen essays...  Read More >>

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An updated edition of the best-selling in-depth biography of the world's most popular rapper.  Read More >>

Prodigy of Mobb Deep, one of rap's most beloved groups, details his controversy-filled life story during the highs...  Read More >>

Prodigy of Mobb Deep, one of rap's most beloved groups, details his controversy-filled life story during the highs...  Read More >>

Prodigy of Mobb Deep, one of rap's most beloved groups, details his controversy-filled life story during the highs...  Read More >>

A manifesto on the journalistic purpose of the hip-hop mixtape.  Read More >>

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The first book-length study of hip hop culture and rap performance in Cuba, including its institutionalization and...  Read More >>

In the Mississippi Delta, creativity, community, and a rich expressive culture persist despite widespread poverty....  Read More >>

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A concise musical biography traces the Beastie Boys' story from the New York punk scene through a blockbuster career...  Read More >>