Rap & Hip-Hop books

Diamonds in the Raw will take you on a trip through Washington DC's inner-city streets in search of talented musicians...  Read More >>

A heartfelt tribute to the iconic rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, providing fans with an unforgettable look into...  Read More >>

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Production: turntable technique --Cover.  Read More >>

Race and authenticity in America, explored through the Bay Area's multiracial underground hip hop scene  Read More >>

An ethnography of the author's observations and experiences in the multiracial world of the San Francisco underground...  Read More >>

The Beat! was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this new...  Read More >>

Hip Hop icon 50 Cent joins forces with bestselling author Green to discuss what it takes to be a success in life...  Read More >>

Draws from classic studies of the blues as well as extensive ethnographic work to document the “changing same” of...  Read More >>

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So, just what is hip-hop? What are the religious and spiritual influences behind it? What are the ways it is devastating...  Read More >>

A gritty and gripping memoir by the legendary Brooklyn DJ's triumph over abuse and poverty - set against the inimiotable...  Read More >>

This is the paperback edition of the instant New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller  Read More >>

Now in paperback, Terrance Dean's bold memoir continues to lift the lid on the media's dark secrets.  Read More >>

An intriguing interdisciplinary examination of hip hop aesthetics  Read More >>

Explores a key hip hop album marking the cross over point where the streets and the charts collided.  Read More >>

What is the relationship between hip hop and African American culture in the post-Civil Rights era? This title examines...  Read More >>

A no-holds-barred memoir from the primary architect of hip hop and one of the culture's most revered music icons--both...  Read More >>

This collection offers the first critical assessment of the music and culture of reggaeton, a popular genre that...  Read More >>

This collection offers the first critical assessment of the music and culture of reggaeton, a popular genre that...  Read More >>

Shares the author's experience teaching a hip-hop centered English literature course in a Philadelphia high school...  Read More >>

Shares the author's experience teaching a hip-hop centered English literature course in a Philadelphia high school...  Read More >>

The New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of a Video Vixen is back to shock the world with more gossip,...  Read More >>

In the three decades since Kool Herc first put the same record on two side-by-side turntables, DJs have moved out...  Read More >>