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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: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies by Brian Coleman Publisher Comments A Tribe Called Quest & #8226; Beastie Boys & #8226; De La Soul & #8226; Eric B. & amp; Rakim & #8226; The Fugees & #8226; KRS-One & #8226; Pete Rock & amp; CL Smooth & #8226; Public Enemy & #8226; The Roots &... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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That's the Joint! : Hip-hop Studies Reader (04 Edition) by Murray Forman Publisher Comments That's the Joint 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 showcases the evolution and... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $34.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Yes Yes Y'All by Jim Fricke Publisher Comments Hip-hop today is ubiquitous. Like rock and roll before it, it has transformed music, art, dance, and fashion while capturing millions of listeners. But, the real story of hip-hop's birth — a cultural innovation that rose from the creativity and... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Through the Wire: Lyrics & Illuminations by Kanye West Publisher Comments A collection of lyrics from songs by award-winning rapper Kanye West--illustrated with memorable drawings by renowned graphic artist Bill Plympton.... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Hardcover
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The Tao of Wu by Rza Publisher Comments A unique book of wisdom and experience that reaches from the most violent slums of New York City to the highest planes of spiritual thought by the RZA, hip-hop's most exalted wise man. The RZA, the Abbot of the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hop culture's most... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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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) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop by Adam Bradley Publisher Comments If asked to list the greatest innovators of modern American poetry, few of us would think to include Jay-Z or Eminem in their number. And yet hip hop is the source of some of the most exciting developments in verse today. The media uproar in response to... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - 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 -- remaining vibrant and alive. Here now, newly discovered, are Tupac's most honest... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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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) List Price $25.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-Hop Culture in New York by Joseph Schloss Publisher Comments B-boying is a form of Afro-diasporic competitive dance that developed in the Bronx, NY in the early 1970s. Widely - though incorrectly - known as "breakdancing," it is often dismissed as a form of urban acrobatics set to music. In reality, however, b... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Sound Kapital: Beijing's Music Underground by Matthew (pht) Neiderhauser Publisher Comments China exists today in a liminal realm, caught between the socialist idealism of old and a calamitous drive for wealth spurned by recent free-market reforms. This seemingly unbridgeable gap tears at the country's social fabric while provoking younger... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Rhythm Science (Mediaworks Pamphlets Series) by Paul D. Miller as DJ Spooky Publisher Comments Winner in the book category of the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2004 competition presented by the American Institute of Graphic Arts andquot;Once you get into the flow of things, you're always haunted by the way that things could have turned out. This... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Book W/Audio Cd
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It's Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation by M. K. Asante, Jr. Synopsis It's Bigger Than Hip Hop takes a bold look at the rise of a generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured rap and is building a movement that will change not only the face of pop culture, but the world. M. K. Asante, Jr., a... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Total Chaos : Art and Aesthetics of Hip-hop (06 Edition) by Jeff Chang Publisher Comments Music journalist and American Book Award winner Jeff Chang presents a stunning and incisive look at hip-hop in the voices of those most intimately involved--prominent artists, writers, musicians, and performers who consider not simply where hip-hop has... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Tupac Shakur Legacy by Jamal Joseph Publisher Comments Features removable reproductions of handwritten lyrics, notebook pages, and other personal memorabilia, plus Tupac Shakur Speaks, a 60-minute CD featuring rare interviews with Tupac Aramu Shakur. Tupac Shakur Legacy presents the story of rap artist... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $32.00 Used - Slipcase
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Hey YA!: The Unauthorized Biography of Outkast by Chris Nickson Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $2.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Hip Hop and Philosophy by Derrick (edt) Darby Publisher Comments Witty, provocative essays ponder thorny questions, linking the searing cultural issues in hip-hop to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of the past. This volume proves that rhyme and reason can be mixed and mastered to contemplate... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Real Hiphop: Battling for Knowledge, Power, and Respect in the La Underground by Marcyliena Morgan Synopsis ""The Real Hiphop" is a powerful argument for hiphop's continuing salience and centrality to any serious discussion about the state of contemporary Black life. Marcyliena Morgan unearths the socio-cultural particularities of hiphop as a dynamic musical... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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Angry Blonde Uncensored Lyrics of Eminem by Marshall Mathers Publisher Comments Today's hottest rapper 'the enigmatic Eminem' delivers a provocative collection of his uncensored lyrics, complete with personal commentary on each controversial song.Angry Blonde is the only official Eminem book on the market, done with the complete... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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