Rap & Hip-Hop books

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Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic

Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic

Author: Michael Dyson ,  Sohail Daulatzai
ISBN: 9780465002115
Format: Paperback
$42.11

The best and brightest writers of the hip-hop generation reflect upon the era's landmark album: Nas's Illmatic  Read More >>

The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument

The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument

Author: KRS-One
ISBN: 9781576874974
Format: Hardback
$39.99

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How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC

How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC

Author: Paul Edwards ,  Kool G Rap
ISBN: 9781556528163
Format: Paperback
$34.19

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That's a Rap!: A Music Industry Sourcebook for Generation Next

That's a Rap!: A Music Industry Sourcebook for Generation...

Author: Thomas W Demerritte
ISBN: 9781608443567
Format: Paperback
$39.57

The music business can be an intimidating thing for young people to try to understand. This is one of the first...  Read More >>

Hip Hop and Inequality: Searching for the Real Slim Shady

Hip Hop and Inequality: Searching for the Real Slim...

Author: Simona J Hill ,  Dave Ramsaran
ISBN: 9781604976519
Format: Hardback
$277.17

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Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide [2 volumes]

Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide [2 volumes]

Author: Mickey Hess
ISBN: 9780313343216
Format: Hardback
$435.60

An insightful new resource that looks at the rise of American hip hop as a series of distinct regional events, with...  Read More >>

In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap

In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap

Author: Alexs Pate
ISBN: 9780810860087
Format: Hardback
$46.95

In the Heart of the Beat argues for a fresh understanding of rap as an exemplary form of literary expression, rather...  Read More >>

Enter the Babylon System: Unpacking Gun Culture from Samuel Colt to 50 Cent

Enter the Babylon System: Unpacking Gun Culture from...

Author: Rodrigo Bascunan ,  Christian Pearce
ISBN: 9781299142008
Format: Electronic book text
$180.58

A docu-style investigation of our fascination with the gun, from the perspective of the hip-hop generation. The...  Read More >>

Nuthin' But a  G  Thang

Nuthin' But a G Thang

Author: Professor Eithne Quinn
ISBN: 9781280599439
Format: Electronic book text
$58.05

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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Author: Fred L Johnson ,  Tayannah Lee McQuillar
ISBN: 9781282748231
Format: Electronic book text
$42.11

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Hip Hop Desis

Hip Hop Desis

Author: Nitasha Tamar Sharma ,  Ronald Radano
ISBN: 9781283065603
Format: Electronic book text
$224.27

An ethnography exploring the aesthetics and politics of South Asian American (desi) hip hop artists.  Read More >>

Whatever You Say I Am

Whatever You Say I Am

Author: Anthony Bozza
ISBN: 9781299010123
Format: Electronic book text
$118.72

does eminem matter? On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story...  Read More >>

Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler

Queens Reigns Supreme: Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise...

Author: Ethan Brown
ISBN: 9781299206595
Format: Electronic book text
$102.56

Brown has the inside scoop on major figures from Russell Simmons to 50 Cent in this unprecedented and exclusive...  Read More >>

Heard 'Em Say: Lyrics and Illuminations

Heard 'Em Say: Lyrics and Illuminations

Author: Kanye West ,  Bill Plympton
ISBN: 9781416537755
Format: Book
$58.08

Hip hop superstar and Grammy-winning recording artist Kanye West collaborates with Oscar nominated film animator...  Read More >>

1989: Bob Dylan Didn't Have This to Sing About

1989: Bob Dylan Didn't Have This to Sing About

Author: Joshua Clover
ISBN: 9780520267879
Format: Paperback
$40.95

Amid the historic overturnings of 1989, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, pop music also experienced striking...  Read More >>

1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This to Sing About

1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This to Sing About

Author: Joshua Clover
ISBN: 9780520252554
Format: Hardback
$105.47

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Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York

Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New...

Author: Joseph G. Schloss (, Instructor in music, Baruch College)
ISBN: 9780195334050
Format: Hardback
$125.95

B-boying is a form of Afro-diasporic competitive dance that developed in the Bronx, NY in the early 1970s. Widely...  Read More >>

Kanye West  Glow in the Dark

Kanye West Glow in the Dark

Author: Kanye West
ISBN: 9780847832408
Format: Hardback
$132.00

West takes readers on a musical and visual odyssey in this deluxe volume that offers a gorgeous photographic ride...  Read More >>

Hip Hop World: A Groundwork Guide

Hip Hop World: A Groundwork Guide

Author: Dalton Higgins ,  Jane Springer
ISBN: 9780888999115
Format: Paperback
$26.40

A fascinating look at hip hop, the world's most popular music, and what it means to young people all over the globe,...  Read More >>

Wie Lieder Entstehen: Vom 'Wunderhorn' Zu Den 'Fantastischen Vier'

Wie Lieder Entstehen: Vom 'Wunderhorn' Zu Den 'Fantastischen...

Author: Dirk Von Petersdorff
ISBN: 9783515096256
Format: Paperback
$23.76

"Petersdorff discusses the origin and evolution of songs. Starting with the analysis of the song ""Lass rauschen,...  Read More >>

The Way I Am

The Way I Am

Author: Eminem ,  Sacha Jenkins
ISBN: 9780452296121
Format: Paperback
$66.00

One of music's most popular--and headline making--rap artists shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten...  Read More >>

Hip Hop World

Hip Hop World

Author: Dalton Higgins
ISBN: 9780888999108
Format: Hardback
$50.03

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East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization

East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization...

Author: Mwenda Ntarangwi
ISBN: 9780252076534
Format: Paperback
$47.99

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East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization

East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization...

Author: Mwenda Ntarangwi
ISBN: 9780252034572
Format: Hardback
$158.40

Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa  Read More >>

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