Rap & Hip Hop
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The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop
$29.00 Add to cart“There has never been a better book about hip-hop…a record-biz portrait that jumps off the page.”–A.V. Club
The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals- Author: Charnas, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0451234782
- Language: English
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Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon
$18.99 Add to cartA passionate, critically incisive cultural biography of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur and an examination of the forces that shaped him.
In 1996 Tupac Shakur, one of the most talented artists of his time,- Author: McQuillar, Tayannah Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 26, 2010
- ISBN10: 1568583877
- Language: English
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Spit: A Life in Battles
$29.95 Read more“I have watched every Dumbfoundead battle so many times that I have most of the insults memorized.”
–Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker“Jonnie ‘Dumbfoundead’ Park’s story is the definition of winning l
- Author: Park, Jonnie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798890130396
- Language: English
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Kendrick Lamar: Revolutionary in Rhymes
$14.99 Add to cartWhen Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music, the world took notice. This was no ordinary rapper.
Lamar’s songwriting transcends the boundaries of music, exploring themes of race, identi
- Series: Icons
- Author: Mooney, Carla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: January 01 2026
- ISBN10: 9798348029616
- Language: English
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When Rock Met Hip-Hop: How Run-DMC, Aerosmith, Anthrax, the Beastie Boys, and More Crossed Cultural and Musical Boundaries
$32.95 Read moreOne of the most important events in modern music remains the late 80s cross-collision of rock and hip hop.
Aerosmith/Run DMC, Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique, Public Enemy and Anthrax, Rick Rubin and Rus- Author: Blush, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 05 2026
- ISBN10: 149307802X
- Language: English
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The Pharcyde’s Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
$14.95 Read moreAs immediately believable as they were cartoonish, as much an inner city cipher as a suburban boys gang, the foursome that made up the Pharcyde were the most relatable MCs to ever pass the mic. On the
- Series: 33 1/3
- Author: Barker, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1501321277
- Language: English
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The Voice in My Head Is God
$28.00 Add to cartIn his most personal work yet, Grammy Award-winning rapper 2 Chainz shares the spiritual journey behind his success, offering a raw, reflective, and deeply motivational meditation on the inner voice t… [more below]
- Author: 2. Chainz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1668031159
- Language: English
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Remember the Times: A Memoir
$29.00 Add to cartGrammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up in the projects in Harlem to inventing the genre New Jack Swing, selling out shows at Madison Square Garden… [more below]
- Author: Riley, Teddy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1668056453
- Language: English
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This Thug’s Life
$30.00 Add to cartThe first-ever insider account of the Shakur family, the iconic hip hop group T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E., and the life and death Tupac Shakur – written by Mopreme Shakur, the legendary rapper’s big brother and… [more below]
- Author: Shakur, Mopreme
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1496760581
- Language: English
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Rapper’s Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook
$15.95 Read moreRapper’s Delight: The Hip Hop Cookbook features thirty recipes inspired by your favourite Hip Hop artists of today and yesteryear. Split into three categories of Starters, Mains and Desserts, the book… [more below]
- Author: Inniss, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 15 2014
- ISBN10: 9185639702
- Language: English
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Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World de la Soul Made
$29.00 Add to cartFor fans of Dilla Time and The Chronicles of DOOM, a culturally connected celebration of the groundbreaking hip-hop group De La Soul, and how they changed the look, sound, and feel of Black America.
M- Author: McCoy, Austin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 1668047942
- Language: English
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The Chronicles of Doom: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast
$21.00 Read moreA Variety best music book of 2024
“In a career and life full of fictions, the truth–as this excellent, de
A FLOOD best music book of 2024
A Clash best music book of 2024
A Mother Jones best book of 2024- Author: Fernando, S. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 166260324X
- Language: English
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Mothership Connected: The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic
$34.95 Add to cartAn oral history with the women of Parliament-Funkadelic, from forming the band to landing the mothership.
Parliament-Funkadelic is perhaps the greatest funk band ever assembled. Yet at the time of the
- Series: American Music
- Author: Neblett, Seth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 1477332677
- Language: English
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Lyrical Dharma: Hip-Hop as Mindfulness
$21.95 Add to cart“It is hard to express how important I feel this book is.”
A powerful and poetic illustrated meditation on hip-hop and mindfulness “I want to create music and
–Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple- Author: Born I
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 0984627162
- Language: English
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Kool Keith: The Krossover Into the Flower Kosmic
$29.99 Add to cartThe Krossover of the Flower Kosmic is a sci-fi hip-hop epic where Kool Keith unites his legendary personas to battle GERBIK, a threat to reality itself. Written by Seamus “Esoteric” Ryan and illustrat… [more below]
- Author: Ryan, Seamus Esoteric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: July 29 2025
- ISBN10: 9798886562033
- Language: English
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Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur
$32.50 Add to cartNew York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman turns his sharp eye and meticulous storytelling to one of pop culture’s most enduring and enigmatic figures–Tupac Shakur–presenting the definitive ret
- Author: Pearlman, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0063304570
- Language: English
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A Sacred Storm: When God Speaks Through Radical Disruption
$22.95 Read moreChristopher Michael Jones shares the parallel wisdom learned from the worlds of hip hop and church: the good news of “Can’t stop, won’t stop” preached by hip hop in the ashes of Reagan-era turbulence,… [more below]
- Author: Jones, Christopher Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: December 11 2024
- ISBN10: 0829800824
- Language: English
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The Graphic History of Hip Hop
$38.65 Add to cartThe Graphic History of Hip Hop is a unique expression of artistic genius and historical analysis that celebrates the fiftieth anniversary and beyond of a music revolution that changed the world in the
- Series: Volume #1
- Author: Greason, Walter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 92
- Publish Date: April 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0996204687
- Language: English
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The Graphic History of Hip Hop
$23.73 Add to cartThe Graphic History of Hip Hop is a unique expression of artistic genius and historical analysis that celebrates the fiftieth anniversary and beyond of a music revolution that changed the world in the
- Author: Greason, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 92
- Publish Date: April 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0996204695
- Language: English
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Who Is Bad Bunny?
$5.99 Add to cartRead about Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny and his incredible career in this book from Who HQ Now, the series featuring the trending topics and news makers of today.
Bad Bunny, born Benito An- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Taboas Zayas, G. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 059375476X
- Language: English
