Rap musicians
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Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
$21.99 Add to cart“Raw, authoritative, and unflinching … An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era.” — Kirkus, starred review
A monumental, revealing narrative history- Author: Westhoff, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 16, 2017
- ISBN10: 0316344850
- Language: English
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Kendrick Lamar
$12.79 Read moreKendrick Lamar explores how Kendrick Lamar has made incredible contributions to American music and culture, captivating audiences with memorable melodies and rhythms. Covers early life, his rise to fa… [more below]
- Series: Groundbreakers: Black Musicians
- Author: Markovics, Joyce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1668928884
- Language: English
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Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music
$17.99 Add to cartIn 1973, the music scene was forever changed by the emergence of hip-hop. Masterfully blending the rhythmic grooves of funk and soul with layered beats and chanted rhymes, artists such as DJ Kool Herc
- Author: Edwards, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 10 2015
- ISBN10: 1250034817
- Language: English
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A War Child: A Child Soldier’s Story
$20.99 Add to cartIn the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan’s civil war moved closer–with the Islamic gover
- Author: Jal, Emmanuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 02 2010
- ISBN10: 0312602979
- Language: English
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Hip-Hop (and Other Things)
$27.00 Add to cartHIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS) is about, as it were, rap, but also some other things. It’s a smart, fun, funny, insightful book that spends the entirety of its time celebrating what has become the most do… [more below]
- Author: Serrano, Shea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1538730227
- Language: English
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The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
$35.00 Read moreThe essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture–from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces
- Author: Abrams, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 1984825135
- Language: English
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Do Remember!: The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes
$45.00 Add to cartDo Remember! The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes is the first comprehensive deep-dive oral and visual history of the golden era of hip-hop mixtape culture in New York City.
From street corners to c- Author: Auerbach, Evan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0847872246
- Language: English
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Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop
$40.00 Add to cartONE OF AMAZON’S BEST ART & PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS 0F 2018
AN NPR AND PITCHFORK BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018 PICK
ONE OF TIME‘S 25 BEST PHOTOBOOKS OF 2018
NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS, WALLSTREET JOURNAL, ROLLI… [more below]- Author: Tobak, Vikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0525573887
- Language: English
