Rap category: 259 books
Raw
My Journey into the Wu-Tang
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
A PERFECT COMPANION READ TO THE SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY, WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN
Selected as a Best Book of the Year by Esquire
"Couldn't put it down." – Charlamagne Tha God
"Mesmerizing." – Raekwon da Chef
"Insightful, moving, necessary." – Shea...
Hey Ya!
The Unauthorized Biography of Outkast
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
Since 1994 OutKast have been reinventing the rules of hip-hop, blending different styles of music into a Southern style that is wholly their own, soulful, outrageous, and addictive. They've captured the hearts of fans and music critics alike, and have achieved records and scaled heights in the music...
Tupac Shakur
The Life and Times of an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
A 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, was murdered by an unknown gunman. Fred L. Johnson and Tayannah Lee McQuillar examine the theories...
The Dirty Version
On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
On the tenth anniversary of his death, The Dirty Version is the first biography of hip hop superstar and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, to be written by someone from his inner circle: his right-hand man and best friend, Buddha Monk.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard rocketed to...
by Peter Doggett
Language: German
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Language: German
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Das unentbehrliche Handbuch, vollgepackt mit Informationen zur Musik Eminems. Album für Album informiert es detailreich über sämtliche Songs, die jemals von Eminem veröffentlicht wurden - von Mainstream bis Underground, von 'Infinite' (1996) bis 'Encore' (2005).
Zu allen Alben und Songs...
Hiding in Hip Hop
On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--from Music to Hollywood
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2008
“If you love Empire, then you must read Terrance Dean’s memoir Hiding in Hip Hop. This is the real story of what it means to be black and gay in Hollywood and the music industry.”—Tananarive Due, American Book Award winner, author of Joplin’s Ghost
“If you enjoy Empire, then you...
From Pieces to Weight
Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2005
GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN'
That's what this book is about--the good times and the bad times. I wrote this book to explain the world I come from. To a lot of people, I may be too young to reflect on life. And they may be right. But I'd be wasting my blessings if I didn't use the attention I'm getting to...
How Long Will They Mourn Me?
The Life and Legacy of Tupac Shakur
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
“Buried as a g while tha whole world remembers me”
–Tupac Shakur, from “Until the End of Time”
Tupac Shakur was larger than life. A gifted rapper, actor, and poet, he was fearless, prolific, and controversial–and often said that he never expected to live past the age of thirty....
Straight from the Source
An Expose from the Former Editor in Chief of the Hip-Hop Bible
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Kim Osorio had a front-row seat for the biggest beefs, battles, and blow-ups in hip-hop. As the first female editor-in-chief of The Source, she had come up.
From her corner office, Kim got the goods on hip-hop's hottest names: Jay-Z, Nas, 50 Cent, Lil' Kim. She developed close -- sometimes...
by Byron Crawford
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
The Mindset of a Champion follows the career of legendary blogger Byron Crawford a/k/a Bol, founder and editor of the eponymous hip-hop blog, from a dark, foul-smelling dorm room in the middle of nowhere, to his pioneering work in the field of online hip-hop journalism, in which he either coined or...
by Arkano
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 27, 2018
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 27, 2018
"Espero no decepcionar a nadie, pero estas páginas no tienen un gran porcentaje de Arkano sino que componen algo más complejo, hermoso, aterrador y delirante: Guillermo. No quiero decir que Guillermo y Arkano sean cosas diferentes, más bien son dos caras de una misma moneda. Para el gran público...
Hip Hop World
A Groundwork Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail
Hip hop is arguably the predominant global youth subculture...
Losing My Cool
Love, Literature, and a Black Man's Escape from the Crowd
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
A pitch-perfect account of how hip-hop culture drew in the author and how his father drew him out again-with love, perseverance, and fifteen thousand books.
Into Williams's childhood home-a one-story ranch house-his father crammed more books than the local library could hold. "Pappy"...
Whatever You Say I Am
The Life and Times of Eminem
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
does eminem matter?
On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony Bozza met a young blond kid, a rapper who would soon take the country by storm. But back in 1999, Eminem was just beginning to make waves among suburban white...