Rap & Hip-Hop books

He not only provides a history of the music, but a fascinating insight into the social background of young black...  Read More >>

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Missy Elliott always knew what she wanted to be: a superstar. Singing, writing songs, and dreaming of fame helped...  Read More >>

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The extraordinary impact of hip-hop music is undeniable. At the forefront of this global phenomenon stand artists...  Read More >>

Writing on rock and hip-hop, and the creative tensions between the two, from the bestselling author of Rip it Up...  Read More >>

Looks at a regional phenomenon that has exploded into a worldwide sensation: Dirty South Hip-Hop. This book deals...  Read More >>

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Cohn captures a music that's hugely popular but rarely understood, and with transcendent humanity he reveals New...  Read More >>

Showing that in its early days rap music led to black consciousness, this book goes on to argue that the preoccupations...  Read More >>

Describing how Dr Dre was moulded into one of the world's greatest hip hop producers, this biography chronicles...  Read More >>

Looks at the issues surrounding young black women and hip hop culture. This book questions the complexities of young...  Read More >>

The artistic evolution of hip hop from the South Bronx to Eminem  Read More >>

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The author of the award-winning Can't Stop, Won't Stop assembles the most innovative and provocative voices in hip-hop...  Read More >>

In this expos that's part tell-all, part cautionary tale, Steffans, once ""the"" music video girl, reveals how she...  Read More >>

This biography traces Dre's rise to fame, a story that parallels the rise of hip-hop as one of the most dominant...  Read More >>

Sir Paul McCartney first picked up a guitar as a bereaved teenager in 1956. Likeswise, Sir Paul's restless creativity...  Read More >>

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Through an examination of various couples who were forced to live in slavery, Rebecca J. Fraser argues that slaves...  Read More >>

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An ethnographic study of Japanese hip-hop.  Read More >>

An ethnographic study of Japanese hip-hop.  Read More >>

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