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75 Books in the MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop Category

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The Chronicles of Doom: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast

The Chronicles of Doom: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast
Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography

Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography
Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop

Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop
The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are

The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are
The Book of Jose: A Memoir

The Book of Jose: A Memoir
Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist
Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story

Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story
Jay-Z: Made in America

Jay-Z: Made in America
Can I Kick It?

Can I Kick It?
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest

Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop

The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes

Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us

They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader

Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader
My Voice: A Memoir

My Voice: A Memoir
Unashamed

Unashamed
Snoop Dogg: Reincarnated

Snoop Dogg: Reincarnated
Welcome To Death Row: The Uncensored Oral History of Death Row Records in the Words of Those Who Were There

Welcome To Death Row: The Uncensored Oral History of Death Row Records in the Words of Those Who Were There
CHUCK D: LYRICS OF A RAP REVOLUTIONARY

CHUCK D: LYRICS OF A RAP REVOLUTIONARY
The Psychological Covert War On Hip Hop

The Psychological Covert War On Hip Hop
Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Game Over

Game Over
Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy From Slavery To Hip-Hop

Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy From Slavery To Hip-Hop
Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole The World

Nicki Minaj: The Woman Who Stole The World
One Day It’ll All Make Sense

One Day It’ll All Make Sense
by Common
Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir

Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy

My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey

Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey
Decoded

Decoded
by Jay-Z
Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas’s Illmatic

Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas’s Illmatic
In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap (African American Cultural Theory and Heritage)

In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap (African American Cultural Theory and Heritage)
The 50th Law

The 50th Law
It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation

It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation
Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood

Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar

Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
Dancing With the Devil: How Puff Burned the Bad Boys of Hip-Hop

Dancing With the Devil: How Puff Burned the Bad Boys of Hip-Hop
The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk about When We Talk about Hip Hop—And Why It Matters

The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk about When We Talk about Hip Hop—And Why It Matters
All About The Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America

All About The Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats
Hiding In Hip Hop: On The Down Low In The Entertainment Industry--From Music To Hollywood

Hiding In Hip Hop: On The Down Low In The Entertainment Industry--From Music To Hollywood
Somebody Scream!: Rap Music’s Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power

Somebody Scream!: Rap Music’s Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power
Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop

Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop
It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All

It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All
Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip-Hop

Know What I Mean? Reflections on Hip-Hop
Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies

Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women

Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women
To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip-Hop Aesthetic

To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip-Hop Aesthetic
Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop

Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop
It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All

It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All
Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay

Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay
Bling: The Hip-Hop Jewelry Book

Bling: The Hip-Hop Jewelry Book
Tupac Shakur Legacy

Tupac Shakur Legacy
Kanye West in the Studio: Beats Down! Money Up! The Studio Years (2000 - 2006)

Kanye West in the Studio: Beats Down! Money Up! The Studio Years (2000 - 2006)
The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop

The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop
Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture

Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture
Thru My Eyes: Thoughts on Tupac Amaru Shakur in Pictures and Words

Thru My Eyes: Thoughts on Tupac Amaru Shakur in Pictures and Words
by Gobi
A History of Hip-Hop: The Roots of Rap (High Five Reading)

A History of Hip-Hop: The Roots of Rap (High Five Reading)
Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World’s Most Influential Hip-Hop Label

Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World’s Most Influential Hip-Hop Label
Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America

Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America
Hip Hop America

Hip Hop America
Rakim Told Me: Wax Facts Straight from the Original Artists—The ’80s.

Rakim Told Me: Wax Facts Straight from the Original Artists—The ’80s.
Prophets of the Hood-PB

Prophets of the Hood-PB
Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don’t Have Bruises

Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don’t Have Bruises
And It Don’t Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years

And It Don’t Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years
The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture

The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture
Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography

Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography
Life And Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God

Life And Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God
Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean "Puffy" Combs on the Music Industry

Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean "Puffy" Combs on the Music Industry
Holler If You Hear Me: Searching For Tupac Shakur

Holler If You Hear Me: Searching For Tupac Shakur
Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg

Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, and Hardcore Truths of Snoop Dogg
The Rose That Grew from Concrete

The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality

Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality
Rap on Gangsta Rap: Who Run It?: Gangsta Rap and Visions of Black Violence

Rap on Gangsta Rap: Who Run It?: Gangsta Rap and Visions of Black Violence
Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America

Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America