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The Book of Hov: A Tribute to Jay-Z

by Jay-Z

The Book of Hov: A Tribute to Jay-Z Jay-Z 9781649804259 Nonfiction Assouline Publishing Assouline Publishing The Classic Edition of The Book of HOV, weighing nearly 5 punds, is presented in JAY-Z blue...

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Jay-Z: Made in America

by Michael Eric Dyson

Jay-Z: Made in America Michael Eric Dyson 9781250230966 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Press Macmillan Publishers “My Brooklyn Homeboy JAY-Z is one of the most prolific and gifted rappers of all time. My man...

Articles

Rappers Delight – Jay Z’s new book and the RZA interviewed

by Troy Johnson

Rappers Delight – Jay Z’s new book and the RZA interviewed Troy Johnson Article “My life after childhood has two main stories: the story of the hustler and the story of the rapper, and the two ov...

Authors

Jay-Z

Jay-Z 0000000118335528 Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, born December 4, 1969, is a highly influential rapper with a net worth over $1B. He founded Roc Nation, an entertainment company launching a new publishin...

Book Review

The Wake Up Call

by Robert Fleming

The Wake Up Call Robert Fleming Book Review With a focus on the young at heart, personal finance expert Ash Exantus aka Ash Cash employs the themes of master rapper-businessman Jay Z’s classic ...

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It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All

by Carmen Bryan

It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All Carmen Bryan 9781416537205 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Carmen Bryan is no stranger to...

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It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All

by Carmen Bryan

It’s No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal—a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All Carmen Bryan 9781416532668 Nonfiction VH1 Viacom Music and Entertainment Group Carmen Bryan is no strange...

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Rakim

Rakim 0000000118505494 Rakim, a transformative hip-hop artist, gained fame with the album 'Paid in Full', named MTV's greatest hip-hop album. His unique style influenced artists like Jay Z, Eminem, a...

Publisher Imprint

Roc Lit 101

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Roc Lit 101 Penguin Random House Bertelsmann Founded by Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, December 2020 “Our aspiration for the imprint is to create books that draw from the best of pop cultur...

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The Wake Up Call: Financial Inspiration Learned from 4:44

by Ash Cash

The Wake Up Call: Financial Inspiration Learned from 4:44 Ash Cash 9780983448686 Nonfiction 1Brick Publishing 1Brick Publishing The Wake Up Call: Financial Inspiration Learned from 4:44 + A Step by St...

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My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy

by Albert “Prodigy” Johnson

My Infamous Life: The Autobiography Of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy Albert “Prodigy” Johnson 9781439103180 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. From one of the greatest rappers of all time, a memoir ab...

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Decoded by Jay-Z (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 16, 2010)

Category: Author Interviews

Decoded by Jay-Z (Spiegel & Grau, Nov. 16, 2010) Author Interviews Book reviewed: https://aalbc.it/jayzdecoded Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together...

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Decoded

by Jay-Z

Decoded Jay-Z 9781400068920 Fiction Spiegel & Grau Penguin Random House Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art for...

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé 0000000114914936 Beyoncé Knowles, born September 4, 1981, is a Grammy-winning singer and actress from Houston, Texas. Known as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, she has also had a successfu...

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J. Ivy

J. Ivy NONE J. Ivy, a Chicago-born hip-hop poet, musician, and actor, has won a Peabody and Grammy award for his performances and collaborations with artists like Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Bob Dylan. He...

Film Review

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty

by Kam Williams

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty Kam Williams an-oversimplification-of-her-beauty.jpg Film Review Annoying Narration Ruins Jay-Z Produced Romantic Romp An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2013)...

Book Review

Decoded

by Kam Williams

Decoded Kam Williams Book Review "My life after childhood has two main stories: the story of the hustler and the story of the rapper, and the two overlap as much as they diverge. I was on the str...

Articles

Richard Wright to Jay-Z: The Decline of Young Black Male Literary Writers

by K.L. Reeves

Richard Wright to Jay-Z: The Decline of Young Black Male Literary Writers K.L. Reeves Article Young Writers Need Models Young writers need models. Early in my apprenticeship my predecessors fed me ...

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Get Honest or Die Lying (paperback): Why Small Talk Sucks

by Charlamagne Tha God

Get Honest or Die Lying (paperback): Why Small Talk Sucks Charlamagne Tha God 9781982173807 Nonfiction Atria / Black Privilege Publishing Simon & Schuster, Inc. From Charlamagne Tha God, host of the m...

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Confessions of a Video Vixen 20th Anniversary Edition: with Bonus Material

by Karrine Steffans

Confessions of a Video Vixen 20th Anniversary Edition: with Bonus Material Karrine Steffans 9780063440098 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The original version of this book is the all-time bestselling...

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Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks

by Charlamagne Tha God

Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks Charlamagne Tha God 9781982173791 Nonfiction Atria / Black Privilege Publishing Simon & Schuster, Inc. From Charlamagne Tha God, host of the morning radio...

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Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop

by Lenny Duncan

Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop Lenny Duncan 9781506479026 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media If you want to understand the Black experience in the US, you ...

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BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art

by Zaria Ware

BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art Zaria Ware 9780063272415 Nonfiction Harper Design HarperCollins “This can’t be real.” Surely, someone must have gotten carri...

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Dopefiend

by Donald Goines

Dopefiend Donald Goines 9781496733290 Fiction Holloway House Kensington Publishing Corp. Machiavelli was my tutor, Donald Goines my father figure. —Tupac ShakurThe true Black voice of his generation, ...

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Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night

by Morgan Parker

Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night Morgan Parker 9781951142568 Poetry Tin House Books Tin House Books Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night—the book that launched the career of one of o...

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The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose

by Oprah Winfrey

The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose Oprah Winfrey 9781250307507 Nonfiction Flatiron Books Macmillan Publishers Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “...

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Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires

by Shomari Wills

Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires Shomari Wills 9780062437600 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The astonishing untold history of ...

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What Is Hip-Hop?

by Eric Morse

What Is Hip-Hop? Eric Morse 9781617755842 Nonfiction Black Sheep Akashic Books Included in Publishers Weekly’s Big Indie Books of Fall 2017 featureMorse and Yi (the team behind What Is Punk?) highligh...

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Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop (Revised)

by Adam Bradley

Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop (Revised) Adam Bradley 9780465094400 Nonfiction Civitas Book Publisher Hachette Book Group So many books have been written about hip hop’s history—that time and ...

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Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It

by Charlamagne Tha God

Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It Charlamagne Tha God 9781501145308 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Instant New York Times Bestseller Charlamagne Tha God—the self-...

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My Voice: A Memoir

by Angie Martinez

My Voice: A Memoir Angie Martinez 9781101990339 Nonfiction Celebra Penguin Random House Angie Martinez is the “Voice of New York.” Now, for the first time, she candidly recounts the story of her rise ...

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Dear Father: Breaking The Cycle Of Pain

by J. Ivy

Dear Father: Breaking The Cycle Of Pain J. Ivy 9781582705088 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Hip-hop’s favorite poet and Grammy Award–winning artist J. Ivy bares his soul in this inspira...

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Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations

by Retha Powers

Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations Retha Powers 9780316010177 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A comprehensive, all-new collection bringing together the most thoughtful, inspi...

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The Rejected Stone

by Al Sharpton and Nick Chiles

The Rejected Stone Al Sharpton and Nick Chiles 9781936399475 Nonfiction Cash Money Content Simon & Schuster, Inc. Lord knows, Reverend Al has had his person­al and very public ups and downs – but ...

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Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

by Questlove and Ben Greenman

Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove Questlove and Ben Greenman 9781455501359 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Mo’ Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyo...

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Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities

by Mark Anthony Neal

Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities Mark Anthony Neal 9780814758359 Nonfiction New York University Press New York University Press Mark Anthony Neal’s Looking for Leroy is an engaging and...

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Staten Island Noir (Akashic Noir)

by Patricia Smith

Staten Island Noir (Akashic Noir) Patricia Smith 9781617751295 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books “When They Are Done with Us” by Patricia Smith was selected for inclusion in The Best American Myster...

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Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me

by R. Kelly with David Ritz

Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me R. Kelly with David Ritz 9781401928353 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Who is R. Kelly? Three-time Grammy winner, who has sold more than 35 million records wo...

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The Grey Album: On The Blackness Of Blackness

by Kevin Young

The Grey Album: On The Blackness Of Blackness Kevin Young 9781555976071 Nonfiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press Selected as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2012 by the New York Times *Finalist fo...

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The Supreme Team: The Birth of Crack and Hip-Hop, Prince’s Reign of Terror and The Supreme/50 Cent Beef Exposed (Street Legends)

by Seth Ferranti

The Supreme Team: The Birth of Crack and Hip-Hop, Prince’s Reign of Terror and The Supreme/50 Cent Beef Exposed (Street Legends) Seth Ferranti 9780980068740 Nonfiction Gorilla Convict Publications Gor...

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Can You Hear Me Now?: The Inspiration, Wisdom, And Insight Of Michael Eric Dyson

by Michael Eric Dyson

Can You Hear Me Now?: The Inspiration, Wisdom, And Insight Of Michael Eric Dyson Michael Eric Dyson 9780465018833 Nonfiction Basic Civitas Books Perseus Books Over the last 20 years, Michael Eric Dyso...

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The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats

by Grandmaster Flash

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats Grandmaster Flash 9780767924757 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House A no-holds-barred memoir from the primary architect of hip...

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Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler

by Agyei Tyehimba

Game Over: The Rise and Transformation of a Harlem Hustler Agyei Tyehimba 9780743282314 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A cautionary tale about the life of former kingpin Azie Faison, wh...

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Got (Seven Weapon Arsenal)

by D

Got (Seven Weapon Arsenal) D 9781933354163 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "There’s a new player stepping into the street-lit spotlight, and he’s one to watch…Urban libraries have to get Got."—Lib...

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Confessions of a Video Vixen

by Karrine Steffans

Confessions of a Video Vixen Karrine Steffans 9780060892487 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A new 20th Anniversary Edition of this of book, with bonus material, has been published. Part tell-all, ...

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Making Friends With Black People

by Nick Adams

Making Friends With Black People Nick Adams 9780758212955 Fiction Kensington Kensington Publishing Corp. White people of America, we know you’ve got it rough. Sure, black men and women have been thr...

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Never Drank The Kool-Aid: Essays

by Touré

Never Drank The Kool-Aid: Essays Touré 9780312425784 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers His name is Touré—just Touré—and like many of the musicians, athletes, and celebri...

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Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World’s Most Influential Hip-Hop Label

by Stacy Gueraseva

Def Jam, Inc. : Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World’s Most Influential Hip-Hop Label Stacy Gueraseva 9780345468048 Nonfiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random Hous...

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Life And Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God

by Russell Simmons

Life And Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God Russell Simmons 9780609807156 Nonfiction Three Rivers Press Three Rivers Press Russell Simmons, the original and eternal hip-hop mogul, is one of the most innova...

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Alvin Hall

Alvin Hall 0000000084193495 Alvin Hall is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, author, political activist and renowned financial educator. His numerous radio programs include The Tulsa...

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Omar Grant

Omar Grant NONE Omar Grant is an American music executive and co‑president of Jay‑Z’s Roc Nation, with over two decades in A&R at EMI, Epic and Roc Nation. He has helped shape the careers of artists...

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Yasmin Shiraz

Yasmin Shiraz NONE Yasmin Shiraz is an author, producer, and motivational speaker renowned for her “Blueprint” empowerment series and thought-provoking documentaries. She frequently speaks at educati...

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Angie Martinez

Angie Martinez 0000000367767831 Angie Martinez, known as “The Voice of New York,” is an American radio personality, former rapper, and actress. She excels in personal interviews with iconic figures, ...

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LaTonya Yvette

LaTonya Yvette NONE LaTonya Yvette is the owner and steward of The Mae House, an upstate New York rental property and the home of Rest as Residency, which offers BIPOC families a no-cost place for re...

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Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman 0000000114886816 Oneta Malorie Blackman OBE, FRSL (born February 8, 1962) is a British writer who held the position of Children’s Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes li...

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Shawntae Harris and Jesseca Harris-Dupart

Shawntae Harris and Jesseca Harris-Dupart MULTIPLE Shawntae Harris, born in Chicago, Illinois, better known by her stage name “Da Brat,” is an American rap artist, profound writer, television and ra...

Book Review

Better Than Alright: Finding Peace

by Kam Williams

Better Than Alright: Finding Peace Kam Williams Book Review “I can’t believe someone found my journey interesting enough to want to put it in a book…Being on display as an artist...

Interview

Behold the 9th Wonder of the World!

by Kam Williams

Behold the 9th Wonder of the World! Kam Williams Interview Behold the 9th Wonder of the World! Born Patrick Denard Douthit in Winston-Salem, NC on January 15, 1975, 9th Wonder is a G...

Interview

R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson

by Kam Williams

R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson Kam Williams Interview   Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Click to Buy via Amazon.com by R. Kelly,David Ritz Hardcover: 392 pages Pu...

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BARTLETT’S FAMILIAR BLACK QUOTATIONS: Edited by Retha Powers

by AALBC Writers Guide

BARTLETT’S FAMILIAR BLACK QUOTATIONS: Edited by Retha Powers Loading Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs from Voices Around ...

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