Hip Hop Books

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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,570 ratings — published 2005
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The Tao of Wu The Tao of Wu (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,440 ratings — published 2009
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Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,214 ratings — published 2013
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Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.55 — 4,476 ratings — published 2022
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Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.26 — 644 ratings — published 2007
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Decoded Decoded (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,633 ratings — published 2009
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Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.80 — 634 ratings — published 2008
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.05 — 607 ratings — published 2008
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The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,197 ratings — published 2010
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Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series) Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series)
by (shelved 21 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.46 — 6,453 ratings — published 2019
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Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1: 1970s-1981 Hip Hop Family Tree, Vol. 1: 1970s-1981 (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,125 ratings — published 2013
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The Rose That Grew From Concrete The Rose That Grew From Concrete (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.41 — 13,093 ratings — published 1999
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Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.41 — 787 ratings — published 1999
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Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.10 — 832 ratings — published 1994
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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,922 ratings — published 2016
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Hip Hop America Hip Hop America (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.84 — 697 ratings — published 1998
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Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,197 ratings — published 2019
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How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.99 — 780 ratings — published 2009
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My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,338 ratings — published 2011
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The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.23 — 677 ratings — published
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From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.25 — 876 ratings — published 2021
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane The Autobiography of Gucci Mane (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.09 — 11,503 ratings — published 2017
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Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.83 — 319 ratings — published 2008
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Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.84 — 293 ratings — published 2011
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The Wu-Tang Manual The Wu-Tang Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,460 ratings — published 2004
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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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.83 — 302 ratings — published 2002
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Tupac Shakur : Holler If You Hear Me Tupac Shakur : Holler If You Hear Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,543 ratings — published 2001
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Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.11 — 187 ratings — published 2007
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Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.54 — 257 ratings — published
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Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.07 — 180 ratings — published 2004
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That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.15 — 170 ratings — published 2003
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Beastie Boys Book Beastie Boys Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.53 — 13,926 ratings — published 2018
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Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,207 ratings — published
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Hip Hop Family Tree Book 4: 1984-1985 (HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN) Hip Hop Family Tree Book 4: 1984-1985 (HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.20 — 444 ratings — published 2016
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Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983-1984 (HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN) Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983-1984 (HIP HOP FAMILY TREE GN)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.30 — 605 ratings — published 2015
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Yes Yes Y'all: The Experience Music Project Oral History Of Hip-hop's First Decade Yes Yes Y'all: The Experience Music Project Oral History Of Hip-hop's First Decade (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.22 — 230 ratings — published 2002
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The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.14 — 224 ratings — published 2009
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One Day It'll All Make Sense One Day It'll All Make Sense (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,266 ratings — published 2011
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When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,107 ratings — published 1999
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The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.04 — 721 ratings — published 2024
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She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.94 — 697 ratings — published
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Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.04 — 614 ratings — published 2021
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Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.79 — 361 ratings — published 1997
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Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2 Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 2 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.27 — 905 ratings — published 2014
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It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,169 ratings — published
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Jay-Z: Made in America Jay-Z: Made in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.70 — 1,889 ratings — published 2019
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God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop (ebook)
by (shelved 8 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.87 — 484 ratings — published 2019
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Diary of a Madman Diary of a Madman (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 3.96 — 552 ratings — published 2015
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The Way I Am The Way I Am (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as hip-hop)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,640 ratings — published 2008
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Robert Greene
“50 Cent is a master player at power, a kind of hip-hop Napoleon Bonaparte.”
Robert Greene, The 50th Law: Overcoming Adversity Through Fearlessness

“Verder zou ik haar bijbrengen dat het niet manhaftig was om te pesten, om baldadig, cynisch en uitlokkend te zijn, zaken waar je aanzien mee verwierf in de Marokkaanse hiphopcultuur op 'zwarte' scholen. Dat dat niet van bravoure maar van dieptriestheid getuigde. Ik zou haar vertellen dat ze niet kansarm was, dat ze het niet moest toelaten dat iemand haar dat in de schoenen schuift.”
Lale Gül, Ik ga leven

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