American hip-hop : rappers, DJs, and hard beats
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[United States] : Lerner Publishing Group, 2017.

Book of rhymes : the poetics of hip hop
Bradley, Adam, author.
New York : Basic Civitas, [2017]

Can't stop won't stop
Chang, Jeff, author.
[United States] : Tantor Audio, 2016.

Can't stop, won't stop : a history of the hip-hop generation
Chang, Jeff, author.
[United States] : Macmillan Audio, 2021.

Chuck D presents this day in rap and hip-hop history
Chuck D, 1960- author.
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2017.

The come up : an oral history of the rise of hip-hop
Abrams, Jonathan P. D., 1984- author.
New York : Crown, [2022]

The come up : an oral history of the rise of hip-hop
Abrams, Jonathan P. D., 1984- author.
New York : Crown, 2022.

The concise guide to hip-hop music : a fresh look at the art of hip-hop, from old-school beats to fr
Edwards, Paul, 1982-
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Decoded
Jay-Z, 1969-
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.

Decoded
Jay-Z, 1969- author.
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2010.

Def jam, inc. : russell simmons, rick rubin, and the extraordinary story of the world's most influen
Gueraseva, Stacy.
[United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2014.

Diary of a madman : the Geto Boys, life, death, and the roots of Southern rap
Scarface, author.
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

Dilla time : the life and afterlife of J Dilla, the hip-hop producer who reinvented rhythm
Charnas, Dan, author.
New York : MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.

Empire state of mind : how Jay-Z went from street corner to corner office
Greenburg, Zack O'Malley.
[United States] : Gildan Media, 2011.

God save the queens : the essential history of women in hip-hop
Iandoli, Kathy, author, narrator.
[United States] : HarperAudio, 2019.

Hip-hop is history
Questlove, author.
New York : AUWA / MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.

Hip-hop music
L?usted, Marcia Amidon, author.
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]

The history of gangster rap : from Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the rise of a great American art fo
Baker, Soren.
New York : Abrams Image, 2018.

The history of rap and hip-hop
Baker, Soren, 1975- author.
Detroit : Lucent Books, 2012.

Jay-Z : made in America
Dyson, Michael Eric, author.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.

Ode to hip-hop : 50 albums that define 50 years of trailblazing music
Fitzgerald, Kiana, author.
New York : Running Press, 2023.

Original gangstas : the untold story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the birth of We
Westhoff, Ben, author.
New York : Hachette Books, 2016.

Parental discretion is advised : the rise of N.W.A and the dawn of gangsta rap
Kennedy, Gerrick, author.
New York : Atria Books, 2017.

Parental discretion is advised : the rise of N.W.A and the dawn of gangsta rap
Kennedy, Gerrick, author.
[United States] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2017.

She begat this : 20 years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Morgan, Joan, author.
[United States] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2018.

The streets win : 50 years of hip-hop greatness
LL Cool J, 1968- author.
New York : Rizzoli, 2023.

Turn it up : a guided tour through the worlds of pop, rock, rap and more
Kot, Greg, author.
Chicago : Midway, an Agate imprint, [2017]

What's good : notes on rap and language
Levin Becker, Daniel.
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Where's the soul?

[United States] : Factory Film Studio, 2018.

The Wu-tang Clan and RZA : a trip through hip hop's 36 chambers
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Hip-Hop : the beat of America
Williams, Jarrett, 1984- author, artist.
New York : First Second, 2024.