Music-Genres & Styles-Rap & Hip Hop

A pulse of truth beats beneath a world consumed by greed. It's Just Business: From Pulse to Profits follows Marcus Graves as he navigates the ruthless entertainment industry-where every deal has a cost, every friendship hides a motive, and every truth risks exposure. As...

In the early 2000s, Atlanta was solidified as a node of US hip-hop, spearheading a Southern hip-hop boom that would define hip-hop of the 21st century. Crunk, its signature hip-hop subgenre at the time, came to represent the city's stylistic and performative intervention on...

Grandmaster Caz is a pioneering legend who can genuinely be credited as one of the inventors of rap. Caz is perhaps best known as the writer of Big Bang Hank's rhyme in Rappers Delight. The lyrics were stolen from him and he has never...

An exploration of the much-derided English suburbs through rap music. There are many different Englands. From the much-romanticized rolling countryside, to the cosmopolitanism of the inner cities (embraced by some as progressive, multicultural enlightenment and derided by others as the playground of a self-righteous...

Before the world knew the sound, there was only a spark that refused to stay small.This book pulls back the curtain on a journey shaped by relentless ambition, emotional battles, and the kind of persistence that survives long after doubt has spoken. It moves...

Step into the vibrant streets of the 1970s Bronx and witness the exact moment a global movement began. Birth of a Culture gives you a front-row seat to the origins of hip-hop, told through the firsthand experiences of Grandmaster Flash--one of the founding pioneers...

GloRilla, born Gloria Hallelujah Woods on July 28, 1999, in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the most dynamic and influential voices in modern hip-hop. Rising from humble beginnings, she gained widespread recognition with her breakout 2022 hit "F.N.F. (Let's Go)," produced by Hitkidd, which...

The first study of hip-hop and aging, featuring insights from over twenty hip-hop pioneers and veterans.Hip-hop is now in its sixth decade. How are the culture's oldest innovators aging in, and with, hip-hop? In In Old in the Game, Murray Forman examines how hip-hop...

Everybody has a GOAT. Almost nobody can explain why.Is greatness about bars? Sales? Cultural impact? Longevity? Innovation? Business power? Or just who you grew up listening to?Who's the GOAT? breaks the debate down with structure instead of nostalgia. Written from the perspective of a...

This is poetry to fill your soul. The message and inspiration you have been looking for. Goodbye Past, Hello Future is a poetic journey through the life of a man who has been on the streets, been in church, known love, and felt hate,...

The Art of the Squeeze: Compression for Beatmakers is your complete guide to mastering one of the most misunderstood tools in music production.From the knock of the kick to the crack of the snare, from gluing a drum bus to making samples breathe, compression...

What if the world's trash was your instrument?Trashwave Toolkit: Recycling Noise into Rhythm is a one-of-a-kind producer's manual that turns dumpsters, alleys, and dead machines into recording studios. Instead of pristine drum packs and polished presets, Cash Cobbler shows you how to build beats...

What if the greatest records of all time never existed?Step inside The Archive of Impossible Records - a crate-digger's dreamscape where gospel choirs are abducted by Saturn, jazz bands jam with lions after midnight, and mixtapes haunt the internet like cursed files. Part myth,...

Straight Outta Compton to Global Empire: The Rise of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Snoop, Ice Cube, Tupac, and Eminem From the gritty streets of Compton to the bright lights of global stages, six names changed hip-hop forever. Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Tupac...

Astonishing facts revealed for the first time!The interviews provide first-hand knowledge of the state of mind of these legendary characters. Figures who existed within the heart of arguably the most infamous and dark period in music history.Each chapter will unravel the truth and give...

A Wounded Lion is about the significant poetic messages of rap music. In here are 8 artists who have inspired Andre Mego greatly through their lyrics, quotes, and actions. The 8 artists he wrote about are Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Nas,...

Southern Mention is informative and provides helpful advice to authors and musicians while featuring articles on musicians and authors from around the world.Author: Underground South ConnectionISBN-10: 1515299554ISBN-13: 9781515299554Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2015Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

Check out the top 25 hip hop albums of 1991.Author: Rashad Skyla MitchellISBN-10: 1511841974ISBN-13: 9781511841979Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2015Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

Featuring interviews and articles on Venom, Love, Hip Hop & Money, Nick Cannon, Lebron James, Paul George, Bill O'Reilly, M$ Dolly & more.Author: Dolly Guess,Deandre Eugene MorrowISBN-10: 1500838152ISBN-13: 9781500838157Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/18/2014Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.10d

The most entertaining, well thought out collaboration Hip-Hop Quotes for hip-hop enthusiasts that will not only keep you entertained but remind you of some of the best times in your life and in Hip-Hop! Cop a copy today!Author: A. KnutsonISBN-10: 1451568002ISBN-13: 9781451568004Publisher: Createspace Independent...

Greeting Readers!As we approach the holiday season, Pump it up magazine is proud to present our special holiday edition. This edition focuses on how music can bring joy and hope to many throughout the year, with particular attention being given to Emmerson - a...

In the early 2000s, Atlanta was solidified as a node of US hip-hop, spearheading a Southern hip-hop boom that would define hip-hop of the 21st century. Crunk, its signature hip-hop subgenre at the time, came to represent the city's stylistic and performative intervention on...

Author: Chuck DISBN-10: 1636143032ISBN-13: 9781636143033Publisher: Enemy BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2026Pages: 320Format: HardcoverReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2026

Author: Andrew B. ArmstrongISBN-10: 1807581071ISBN-13: 9781807581077Publisher: Berghahn BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2026Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d

In 1993, before the platinum plaques and global icon status, Tupac Shakur was a rising force in hip-hop - intense, brilliant, and driven.In Representin' '93, music producer Truman "Big Tru" Jefferson takes readers inside the studio during a pivotal moment in Tupac's career, offering...

German hip-hop culture is best known for its rap music and rappers' portrayal of their life in Germany's urban centres. Not many studies have looked at German hip-hop's other main art forms, such as graffiti art, dance and music, in conjunction with rap, or...

Hip Hop's Inheritance arguably offers the first book-length treatment of what hip hop culture has, literally, "inherited" from the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts movement, the Feminist Art movement, and 1980s and 1990s postmodern aesthetics. By comparing and contrasting the major motifs of the...

We Still Here maps the edges of hip-hop culture and makes sense of the rich and diverse ways people create and engage with hip-hop music within Canadian borders. Contributors to the collection explore the power of institutions, mainstream hegemonies, and the processes of historical...

Voices from the 415 Long before the world recognized the Bay Area's influence on hip-hop, San Francisco was building a sound, a style, and a movement all its own. Through the 1980s and 90s, legendary voices like RBL Posse, Rappin' 4-Tay, San Quinn, and...

Hip hop is Bronx-born. The technologies it awakened are older than the name. Krishna and Arjuna trade verses in a stalled chariot while a war waits on the answer. A Greek mystic maps the seven vowels to the seven planets. Someone scratches a name...

Faces of Rap Mothers: Book Two (Premium color trade print)Foreword by Mr. Jeffrey CollinsGhostwritten by Donna L. QuesinberryPublished by DonnaInk Publications, L.L.C.In Book Two of the Faces of Rap Mothers series, Candy Strother DeVore-Mitchell continues her groundbreaking journey into the heart of hip-hop culture-this...

Author: Tekomin WilliamsISBN-13: 9798234154590Publisher: Tek's Pen Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/27/2026Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d

A whirling exploration of how Megan Thee Stallion inspires Black women and femmes like the late Monica Roberts, framed by the storm-making work of both.While rap megastar Megan Thee Stallion needs no introduction, fewer will be familiar with Monica Roberts, a Houston journalist, community...

The Echo Will Never Die is a comprehensive historical account of the origins and development of West Coast Hip-Hop, documenting a movement that has remained largely underrepresented in mainstream music history.Drawing from firsthand experience and direct accounts from pioneering artists, this work examines the...

The first study of hip-hop and aging, featuring insights from over twenty hip-hop pioneers and veterans.Hip-hop is now in its sixth decade. How are the culture's oldest innovators aging in, and with, hip-hop? In In Old in the Game, Murray Forman examines how hip-hop...

Throughout Africa, artists use hip-hop both to describe their lives and to create shared spaces for uncensored social commentary, feminist challenges to patriarchy, and resistance against state institutions, while at the same time engaging with the global hip-hop community. In Hip-Hop in Africa, Msia...

Tekomin Williams, also known as Tek from the Legendary Hip Hop group Smif -n- Wessun, takes us on a journey as he opens up from having dreams of being a professional boxer while following in the footsteps of his boxing idol Mike Tyson, to...

Spotify Best Audiobooks of the Year - Boston Globe Best Books of the Year - Guardian Best Music Books of the Year - Mother Jones Best Books of the Year - Rolling Stone Best Music Books of the Year"Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac's life...

The improbable rise of Teena Marie, the white queen of soul who without ever being accused of cultural appropriation, defied genre, transcended race, and left a catalogue of music that is still adored today. This book unravels the enduring mystery of Teena Marie--a once-in-a-generation...

Hacking Hip Hop is a methodological memoir and critical study that positions Hip Hop as a powerful system of design thinking. Drawing on personal narrative, cultural analysis, and over two decades of teaching and research, Dr. Joycelyn Wilson introduces "Design Remix Logic" (DRL) -...

Reflexivity in French Rap offers a new look at rap's position in the French cultural landscape. Emily Q. Shuman examines how French rappers hold up a mirror to themselves and to their social world, playing off the terms of debate over the music's aesthetic...

Scars of the Soul Are Why Kids Wear Bandages When They Don't Have Bruises is a confessional, stylistic account (in the Joan Didion tradition) of coming of age in the Bronx alongside the birth and evolution of hip-hop culture. This essay collection presents a...

For nearly ten years, Christopher Pierznik has written about hip-hop for various websites, including XXL, Hip Hop Golden Age, Cuepoint, and others. This book collects the best, most thought-provoking of those, from autobiographical accounts and detailed analysis to comparisons and lists. This is the...

Pump It Up Magazine - June 2026 IssueThe June 2026 issue of Pump It Up Magazine celebrates visionaries, entrepreneurs, and independent artists who are creating success on their own terms.This special edition features cover story "The American Dream... Their Way" with exclusive interviews featuring...

The Echo Will Never Die is a comprehensive historical account of the origins and development of West Coast Hip-Hop, documenting a movement that has remained largely underrepresented in mainstream music history.Drawing from firsthand experience and direct accounts from pioneering artists, this work examines the...

Jelly Roll: The Sound of a Life RewrittenSome lives hit rock bottom so hard they echo for a lifetime. Some stories refuse to be quiet. This is one of them. From the dimly lit backroads of struggle to the spotlight of hard-earned recognition, this...

What if God has been speaking through voices the religious world was too quick to ignore?Music, media, and culture are shaping how we think, what we believe, and who we become. But in a world filled with noise, many people have lost the ability...

If you've ever wondered why some rappers stay stuck while others turn music into a real career, 16 Bars at a Time: The Business of Bars breaks it down without the industry fluff.This book goes beyond rhyme schemes and recording techniques to explore the...

A timely, accessible, and empowering analysis of the afterlife, offering an important corrective to assaults on Black life, art, and culture Despite its recurrent representation, a literal afterlife has been surprisingly neglected in Black literary and music studies. Soul Sounds addresses this gap[DKE1] by...

Do Remember! The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes is the first comprehensive deep-dive oral and visual history of the golden era of hip-hop mixtape culture in New York City. From street corners to corner offices, mixtapes made a huge impact on the music...