In Deathlife, Anthony B. Pinn analyzes hip hop to explore how Blackness serves as a framework for defining and guiding t......more

In Deathlife, Anthony B. Pinn analyzes hip hop to explore how Blackness serves as a framework for defining and guiding t......more

A study of rap in Egypt as a multi-layered form of expression This ethnographic study of the Egyptian underground hip-ho......more

Winner of the 2025 IASPM Book Prize in the category of English from the International Association for the Study of Popul......more

This newly expanded and revised third edition brings together the most important and up-to-date hip-hop scholarship in o......more

This newly expanded and revised third edition brings together the most important and up-to-date hip-hop scholarship in o......more

Don’t Sweat the Technique equips aspiring performers with the tools and knowledge needed to become a better rapper. Writ......more

"In vivid vignettes, Black Thought tells the dramatic stories of the four powerful relationships that shaped him--with c......more

TUPAC SHAKUR SPIRITUALITY AND POLITICS By William Whalen Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) is one of the great hip-hop stars. Sti......more

Winner of the 2025 IASPM Book Prize in the category of English from the International Association for the Study of Popul......more

The authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a "touching, empathetic portrait" (The New York Times) o......more

Behind the Hits is an intimate look into the creative mind and behind the music of Grammy Award winning producer Christo......more

TUPAC SHAKUR SPIRITUALITY AND POLITICS By William Whalen Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) is one of the great hip-hop stars. Sti......more

An "impassioned tribute" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) to the most influential music culture today, Atlanta rap--a......more

The diva - a central figure in the landscape of contemporary popular culture: gossip-generating, scandal-courting, papar......more

From Bronx block parties to Obama’s White House - hip hop steps into the political arena. The 2010s cemented hip hop as ......more

Trap beats, pink cars and hip hop’s materialistic reinvention down South. Southern struggle birthed a sound that conquer......more

"K for the Way" explores writing, rhetoric, and literacy from the perspective of the Hip Hop DJ. Todd Craig, a DJ himsel......more

Celebrating Hip Hop Music with Poetry includes unique poems representing topics associated with the lovable culture, mak......more

The success of the Hip-Hop album The Calling (2003) by the Hilltop Hoods was a major event on the timeline of Hip-Hop in......more

The Griot Tradition as Remixed through Hip Hop: Straight Outta Africa analyzes how Hip Hop, when seen through the lens o......more

Winner, 2024 Greg Tate Prize, given by the International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Branch Winner, 20......more

Winner, 2024 Greg Tate Prize, given by the International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Branch Winner, 20......more

Reimagining Sample-based Hip Hop: Making Records within Records presents the poetics of hip-hop record production and th......more

Join the author on a captivating journey through the world of timeless music in Cevere’s Chronicles Vol. 2: Cevere’s Cla......more

Itz Dee Da Kidd’s Nursery Rhymes is full of catchy tunes that kids can easily sing or in this case, rap along with!...more

Introducing Hip-Hop 4 Freshmen, a culturally relevant self-help and home-school curriculum teaching entrepreneurship thr......more

Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores unt......more

99.9% of aspiring rappers never make it in the music industry. So why do we only hear the stories of the ones who do? DV......more

99.9% of aspiring rappers never make it in the music industry. So why do we only hear the stories of the ones who do? DV......more

Grime music has been central to British youth culture since the beginning of the 21st century. Performed by MCs and DJs,......more

Greeting Readers! In this month’s issue of Pump It Up Magazine, we are proud to celebrate not only the incredible journe......more

’I was raised with an artist’s mentality; my first 25 years were spent as somebody who wanted to live among graphics and......more

It’s Dilla Time. Finally. Dilla Time is the story of the invention of a new kind of time, a new kind of sound by the mos......more

This expansive collection sets the stage for the next generation of Hip Hop scholarship as we approach the fiftieth anni......more

This expansive collection sets the stage for the next generation of Hip Hop scholarship as we approach the fiftieth anni......more

Greeting Readers! As we approach the holiday season, Pump it up magazine is proud to present our special holiday edition......more

This is a hip hop holiday coloring book. It’s a fun, unique way to get the kids in your life engaged with the Christmas ......more

This definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan, features decades of unpublished interviews and unparalleled a......more

In Breaks in the Air John Klaess tells the story of rap’s emergence on New York City’s airwaves by examining how artists......more

In Breaks in the Air John Klaess tells the story of rap’s emergence on New York City’s airwaves by examining how artists......more

How Music Empowers argues that empowerment is the key to unlocking the long-standing mystery of how music moves us. Draw......more

Essays that explore the connections between time, representation, and identity within hip-hop culture. "This book, edite......more

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A close look at how Taiwanese musicians are using rap music as a creative way to explore and reconcile Taiwanese identit......more

This edited volume presents an overview of the emergence and development of hip-hop culture in France, French Caribbean,......more

Legendary wordsmith Raekwon the Chef opens up about his journey from the staircases of Park Hill in Staten Island to sol......more

Marcus Lakee Edwards "Lil Keke Da Don Lil Keke well known as a southern hip hop pioneer a texas legend and the true arc......more

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Winner of the 2022-2023 New York City Book Awards! SPECIAL MENTION, 2023 IASPM Book Prize, given by the International As......more

Winner of the 2022-2023 New York City Book Awards! SPECIAL MENTION, 2023 IASPM Book Prize, given by the International As......more

"The future looks bleak. The present feels hopeless. Yet, for two young African-American brothers from the slums of New ......more

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"The world of hip-hop is saturated with religion, but often this element is glossed over as secondary to hip-hop’s other......more

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This collection of three hip hop plays by Conrad Murray and his Beats & Elements collaborators Paul Cree, David Bonnick ......more

Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Dennis Graham, is African-American an......more

This collection of three hip hop plays by Conrad Murray and his Beats & Elements collaborators Paul Cree, David Bonnick ......more

Taboo-breaking jams. Explicit album covers. How hip hop forced America to drop its conservative lens. Discover hip hop’s......more

Trap beats, pink cars and hip hop’s materialistic reinvention down South. Southern struggle birthed a sound that conquer......more

Through stories about the rapper who founded the first hip-hop school and the aspiring artists currently enrolled there,......more

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Greetings, Welcome to our February edition and join us in celebrating Black History Month We honor and respect all that ......more

Black celebrities in America have always walked a precarious line between their perceived status as spokespersons for th......more

Emerald City Hip Hop is a photographic documentation of the Seattle hip hop scene from 2001-2008. It is a celebration of......more

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"The masterful art of chess, Kung-fu sword play, and the sweet science of boxing are all hip-hop expressions that connec......more

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An anthology from music industry executive Aiyisha Obafemi chronicles and commemorates the societal, and cultural contri......more

An anthology from music industry executive Aiyisha Obafemi chronicles and commemorates the societal, and cultural contri......more

Faces of Rap Mothers: Book Four (Black and White Trade Print) Foreword by Mr. Jeffrey Collins Ghostwritten by Donna L. Q......more

Explores the range of vibrant cultural production and political activism of youth in Africa today, as expressed through ......more

Take a break from hustling - and start puzzling! What better way to spend your free time than to piece together your fav......more

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