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"Tribute: DMX" is a gripping comic book biography that explores the tumultuous life and legendary career of rap icon DMX......more
The Hip Hop Sticker Book is a must-have for all hip hop heads and sticker lovers! Featuring more than 200 fresh high-qua......more
Get ready to dive into the life and legacy of one of the biggest stars on the planet. The Little Guide to Drake takes yo......more
A special collectors edition, GRIME is packed with never-before-seen archival material, candid interviews with artists, ......more
The award-winning, platinum-selling rapper, songwriter, and television personality shares her "open and revealing accoun......more
A Variety best music book of 2024 A FLOOD best music book of 2024 A Clash best music book of 2024 A Mother Jones best bo......more
How struggles over Black sound have shaped Oakland’s culture, politics, and geography. Chicago has house. Detroit has te......more
How struggles over Black sound have shaped Oakland’s culture, politics, and geography. Chicago has house. Detroit has te......more
"Scrutinized in life, mythologized in death, Tupac Shakur remains a subject of ... cultural significance and speculation......more
An oral history with the women of Parliament-Funkadelic, from forming the band to landing the mothership. Parliament-Fun......more
Egostrip Book 2 is a beautifully designed, expansive continuation of Dan Lish’s visionary character illustrations that p......more
"... the author details how various hip-hop feuds began and ended and analyzes the lyrics of the dis tracks that resulte......more
Faites un voyage à travers l’histoire percutante de la musique hip-hop. Assistez aux premières block parties de DJ Kool ......more
In Make Rappers Rap Again: Interrogating the Mumble Rap "Crisis," author Heidi R. Lewis interrogates the ways Mumble Rap......more
In The Disturbing Profane, Joseph R. Winters explores how hip hop’s religiosity is found in qualities associated with th......more
In The Disturbing Profane, Joseph R. Winters explores how hip hop’s religiosity is found in qualities associated with th......more
#1 New Release in Black & African American Poetry and Rap Music "It is hard to express how important I feel this book is......more
A BEST BOOK OF 2025: The New Yorker - Vulture - Kirkus Reviews "Earnest and engaging." --The New Yorker "Among the most ......more
"The first time Sonita was put up for sale, she was 10 years old and she thought that she was participating in a dress-u......more
Explores multiple aspects of hip-hop archives in a global context, including methods of accumulation, curation, preserva......more
When asked what drew them to experimental Arabic-language rap, performers and fans shared a common refrain: various arti......more
When asked what drew them to experimental Arabic-language rap, performers and fans shared a common refrain: various arti......more
The diva - a central figure in the landscape of contemporary popular culture: gossip-generating, scandal-courting, papar......more
This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-......more
Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)-also known as "Notorious B.I.G."-was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, ......more
Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971-1996) was an American rap music artist. This release consists of a 1997 investigation into alle......more
Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)-also known as "Notorious B.I.G."-was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, ......more
Tupac Amaru Shakur (1971-1996) was an American rap music artist. This release consists of a 1997 investigation into alle......more
Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)-also known as "Notorious B.I.G."-was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, ......more
Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)-also known as "Notorious B.I.G."-was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, ......more
For a glorious ten-year period from 1995 to 2005, hip-hop music received a much-needed shot in the arm from a generation......more
From Pitchfork and Guardian contributor Dean Van Nguyen comes a revelatory history of Tupac beyond his musical legend, a......more
Islam has been a part of hip-hop culture since it sprang from New York’s street culture in the 1970s. Today hip-hop has ......more
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more
Master the Art of Hip-Hop Drumming and Play with Authentic Groove Do your hip-hop grooves sound stiff and mechanical? St......more
The spray cans hissed. The turntables screamed. And suddenly, hip hop wasn’t borrowed-it was reborn. This unflinching gl......more
Discover the extraordinary life of Lino "Lean Rock" Delgado-world-renowned DJ, international breaking champion, and accl......more
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more
Red Ink is What I Think - A Pulse-Pounding Urban Poetry Experience! Welcome to the rhythm of resilience. Red Ink is What......more
Red Ink is What I Think - A Pulse-Pounding Urban Poetry Experience! Welcome to the rhythm of resilience. Red Ink is What......more
I pray this book about my life inspires and motivates others to keep pushing. I was born and raised in Cocoa, Florida (B......more
I pray this book about my life inspires and motivates others to keep pushing. I was born and raised in Cocoa, Florida (B......more
TheFreshFinds Magazine is your go-to destination for discovering the hottest emerging talent in music, fashion, and cult......more
Don Letts - filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father - has always defied conformity.......more
From the Appalachian foothills of Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the turbulent streets of Watts, Los Angeles, If My Life Wer......more
From the Appalachian foothills of Chattanooga, Tennessee, to the turbulent streets of Watts, Los Angeles, If My Life Wer......more
In July 2019, eleven years after Jay-Z became the first hip-hop artist to headline Glastonbury, Stormzy became the first......more
Hip Hop and Political Voice for Young South Sudanese Australians: Born to Stand Out explores the building of political v......more
A revelatory examination of Emo Rap, from its inception to its incendiary ascent into the mainstream, including the crit......more
Ya-Hui Cheng examines the emergence of popular music genres - jazz, rock, and hip-hop - in Chinese society, covering the......more
The City of Hip-Hop positions a unique conceptualization of the history of Hip-Hop, that it was a combination of forces ......more
The City of Hip-Hop positions a unique conceptualization of the history of Hip-Hop, that it was a combination of forces ......more
All the unwritten rules of rap say it doesn’t happen like this. Yet Killer Mike, a Black man from Atlanta, Georgia, and ......more
From the surging popularity of afrofuturism and the fall of the Twin Towers to the rise of the Black Lives Matter moveme......more
Grime music has been central to British youth culture since the beginning of the 21st century. Performed by MCs and DJs,......more
"This cultural biography details the influence of De La Soul, whose groundbreaking debut album revolutionized hip- hop, ......more
FLOSS comprises a collection of monographs showcasing retrospective photographs by Roger Erickson, highlighting Hip Hop ......more
The best-selling biography of Eminem - now fully updated An unflinching account of rapper Marshall Mathers’ rise to fame......more
A Variety best music book of 2024 A FLOOD best music book of 2024 A Clash best music book of 2024 A Mother Jones best bo......more
The authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a "touching, empathetic portrait" (The New York Times) o......more
In this book, Jabari Evans examines Chicago’s controversial Drill rap scene and the "always-on" nature of social media f......more
The award-winning, platinum-selling rapper, songwriter, and television personality shares her "open and revealing accoun......more
MARCUS A. RAGSDALE AUTHOR/ARTIST Hi, thank you for buying this book. 16Bars was created from the heart, I hope it catche......more
Jonathan E. Calvillo explores the rise of Hip Hop on the West Coast and the integral role the Los Angeles Latine communi......more
2Pac 4Evr is the outstanding new book by renowned author Francis Nicholas Driscoll, which depicts in great detail the tr......more
This long-awaited volume is the first to focus entirely on Hip Hop in Australia. Bringing together both scholarly and pr......more
This long-awaited volume is the first to focus entirely on Hip Hop in Australia. Bringing together both scholarly and pr......more
New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblaz......more
"The late hip-hop pioneer, seminal graffiti writer, and iconoclast contemporary artist Rammellzee--a legend in his own t......more
A Pitchfork Best Music Book of 2024 This "first comprehensive anthology of the marriage between hip-hop and luxury fashi......more
Are you ready to take your freestyle rap skills to the next level? Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced ......more
Are you ready to take your freestyle rap skills to the next level? Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced ......more
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TUPAC SHAKUR SPIRITUALITY AND POLITICS By William Whalen Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) is one of the great hip-hop stars. Sti......more
America’s Original Gangsta. Snoop Doggy Dogg fired up the burgeoning U.S. rap scene in 1993 with his outstanding debut, ......more
This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-......more
Guerrilla Music explores bands, events, and musical and social movements to investigate the ways music acts as a means o......more
For everyone who’s looking for answers in all the wrong places, this is a book about self-empowerment, self-awareness, a......more
WAX POETICS ISSUE #27 Grand Master Flash & Eddie Harris Wax Poetics’ first issue of 2008 showcases a strong redesign. Hi......more
Gritty City is a love letter to Winnipeg, a prairie metropolis born out of rebellion, a river city marooned in the middl......more
Gritty City is a love letter to Winnipeg, a prairie metropolis born out of rebellion, a river city marooned in the middl......more
Sonic Rebellions combines theory and practice to consider contemporary uses of sound in the context of politics, philoso......more
Sonic Rebellions combines theory and practice to consider contemporary uses of sound in the context of politics, philoso......more
This volume documents the collaborations between famed fashion designer Nigo(R) and many recording artists (including Ph......more
When on December 6, 1982, the video for Buffalo Gals by Malcolm MacLaren & The World’s Supreme Team aired during the Top......more
The volume is a collection of scholarly essays and personal responses that contextualizes Hamilton: An American Musical ......more
On Ruben Slikk: An Manifesto on the Purpose of Art and the Value of Transgression is a philosophical and critical inquir......more
Dive into the remarkable and inspiring story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, in this captivating biography unveil......more
WOMEN BEHIND THE MIC: Curators of The Culture Volume Two "The Hip-Hop Edition" Volume Two "The Hip-Hop Edition" from the......more
"First Things First, hip-hop is not just the music, and women have played a big role in shaping the way it looks today. ......more
In Deathlife, Anthony B. Pinn analyzes hip hop to explore how Blackness serves as a framework for defining and guiding t......more