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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang Staff Pick "Here's a little story that must be told..." Jeff Chang, hip-hop journalist (URB, Village Voice, Spin, the Nation, San Francisco Chronicle), has penned an award-winning (2005 American Book Award) account of the origins of hip-hop. From Jamaica and the... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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The Rose That Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur Publisher Comments His talent was unbounded -- a raw force that commanded attention and respect. His death was tragic -- a violent homage to the power of his voice. His legacy is indomitable -- as vibrant and alive today as it has ever been. Tupac Shakur's most intimate... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Labyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal by Randall Sullivan Staff Pick Who killed Tupac and Biggie? Randall Sullivan has the answer in this compelling true tale of political corruption and gangsta rap. Labyrinth follows Detective Russell Poole as he uncovers the dark morass within the LAPD and its connection to the death of... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Get Out of Your Own Way by Tyrese Gibson Publisher Comments Actor, singer, songwriter Tyrese Gibson crafts a memoir filled with every emotion and life experience one could possibly imagine. With personal experiences paired with reflective questions based on his extremely popular blog piece, The Love Circle... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Gangsta Rap Coloring Book by Aye Jay Publisher Comments The Gangsta Rap Coloring Book is just as it sounds: a series of images in thick black lines of the most popular gangsta rappers from hip-hop. The juxtaposition of hard-core thugs portrayed through a children's medium made this book an underground hit in... (read more) Your price: $8.95 New - Trade Paper
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That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader by Murray Forman Publisher Comments That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology... (read more) List Price $63.75 Your price: $26.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Way I Am by Eminem Publisher Comments Chart topping-and headline-making-rap artist Eminem shares his private reflections, drawings, handwritten lyrics, and photographs in his New York Times bestseller The Way I Am Fiercely intelligent, relentlessly provocative, and prodigiously gifted... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Tao of Wu by Rza Publisher Comments The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A devout student of knowledge in every form in which he's found it, he distills here the wisdom he's... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Egotrip's Book of Rap Lists by Sacha Jenkins Publisher Comments Ego trip's Book of Rap Lists is more popular than racism! Blacks and whites all agree...... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Trade Paper
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Christopher R. Weingarten Publisher Comments Christopher R. Weingarten provides a thrilling account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-sounding record: engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing - even occasionally stomping on vinyl that sounded too... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, and God by Russell Simmons Publisher Comments The original hip-hop mogul, Russell Simmons is one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern American business and culture. Life and Def provides the blueprint of how he went from a kid running the streets of Queens, New York, to the... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground by Lyle Owerko Publisher Comments On the heels of the graffiti renaissance comes a vibrant look at an old-school icon that figured prominently in the hip-hop, rock & roll, and punk movements of the 1970s and 80s. The Boombox Project features contemporary fine art portraits of an... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (33 1/3 Series) by Dan LeRoy Publisher Comments 33 1/3 is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy by Albert Prodigy Johnson Publisher Comments Now in paperback, the first memoir of the golden era of hip-hop reveals a hidden side to today’s biggest rappers and industry executives, from one of the biggest names in the rap game. Recently released from a three-year stint in prison, Mobb Deep... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre by Gorillaz Publisher Comments Traces the rise and success of the platinum cartoon rock band, sharing four-color accounts of their outlandish adventures while describing their performances alongside such artists as Madonna, Ike Turner, and Danger Mouse.... (read more) This Edition: SOLD OUT add to wish list |
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E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX by Earl Simmons Publisher Comments Born in a housing project, raised in the streets, and fueled by a deep anger at the world around him, Earl Simmons— a.k.a. superstar rapper DMX— found a way to survive. Whether it was robbing and stealing or spitting gritty and uncompromising... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Black Noise (Music/Culture) by Tricia Rose Publisher Comments From its beginnings in hip hop culture, the dense rhythms and aggressive lyrics of rap music have made it a provocative fixture on the American cultural landscape. In Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America, Tricia Rose... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hip Hop in American Cinema by Melvin Donalson Publisher Comments Hip Hop in American Cinema examines the manner in which American feature films have served as the primary medium for mainstreaming hip hop culture into American society. With their glamorizing portrayals of graffiti writing, break dancing, rap music... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Black Blanc Beurrap Music & H by Alain-phillipe Durand Publisher Comments Rap music was born in America in the early 1980s. Over the last decade it has not only grown in popularity within the United States, with rap music soaring to the top of the music charts, but it has also influenced other cultures around the world. Black,... (read more) Your price: $67.75 New - Hardcover
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Paid In Full? by Alex Ogg Publisher Comments An introduction to the history of British hip-hop as it finally escapes its reputation as the poor cousin of the American variant with a succession of hugely successful releases by the new stars of 'grime'. Alex Ogg, a notable author in this field having... (read more) List Price $4.49 Your price: $4.15 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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