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His real name was Earl Simmons. As a child, he placed higher on tests than his fellow students and liked to spend mornings with his mother and sisters playing games and making pancakes. But for young Earl - a boy growing up on the streets of Yonkers, New York - that kind of childhood didn’t last long. Beatings, abuse, and neglect very soon had him moving on to other things, like robbing, stealing, drugs, and, eventually, jail. Along the way, however, he found a talent and a passion for rhyme.

Recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the audiobook features narration and storytelling by Questlove, who expertly weaves together a rich sonic tapestry of hip-hop tales large and small, well-known and obscure. From hearing “Rapper’s Delight” for the first time in 1979 to directing and producing the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop for the 2023 GRAMMYs, Questlove guides listeners through a musical journey brought to life by Questlove himself.

He wasn’t known to mainstream audiences, even though he worked with renowned acts like D’Angelo and Erykah Badu and influenced the music of superstars like Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. He died at the age of 32, and in his lifetime he never had a pop hit. Yet since his death, J Dilla has become a demigod: revered by jazz musicians and rap icons from Robert Glasper to Kendrick Lamar; memorialized in symphonies and taught at universities.

HIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS) is the third book in the (And Other Things) series. The first two—Basketball (And Other Things) and Movies (And Other Things)—were both #1 New York Times bestsellers...

Locked in doesn’t begin to describe these two. Love and war are simultaneously suspended in the air as a rap battle and real-life drama spill in and out of the booth. As Zenta and Sosa develop an even deeper connection, the lines are blurred between entertainment and reality. Sosa has put Zenta in her happy place, and she wants to stay there, but in the competitive nature of hip hop, she knows there can only be one queen of the D. Rain's buzz is spreading like wildfire, and she's almost ready to release her debut album. With no one to thank more than Choppa for her success, she's ready to...

Scarface is the celebrated rapper whose hits include "On My Block," "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" and "Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta" (made famous in the cult film Office Space). The former president of Def Jam South, he's collaborated with everyone from Kanye West, Ice Cube and Nas, and had many solo hits such as "Guess Who's Back" feat. Jay-Z and "Smile" feat. Tupac. But before that, he was a kid from Houston in love with rock-and-roll, listening to AC/DC and KISS.

Grammy winning family hip-hop artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo’s rhyme-writing workshop will get aspiring rhymers ready for the limelight. Skidoo breaks down song writing and performing basics into easy-to-follow examples alongside short chapters featuring cultures that have songs at their core, including West African griots, Australian indigenous songline culture, and Viking rhyme battling.

There’s nothing like Hip-Hop without a beautiful love story. Meet Shai ‘Sha-Dee’ Dixon, Gutta, Hood with skills to take over the rap game. During the yearly Rap Battle, Shai meets Meeko Carter, a big-time producer. Knowing Meeko’s status in the industry, Shai is ready to sign. However, his brother Sid Dixon, one of South Jersey’s ruthless drug lords is against him signing. Sid and Meeko has some unfinished beef that still lingers but to Shai, it has nothing to do with him. Shai Dixon decides to sign the contract and upon signing he stumbles upon a beauty by the name of Rhythm ...

From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series The Get Down, Hip Hop America is the definitive account of the society-altering collision between Black youth culture and the mass media.

A one-of-a kind survey of rap and hip hop history from 1973 to today by Chuck D, arguably the most influential rapper in the world. In the more than 40 years since the days of DJ Kool Herc and "Rapper's Delight," hip hop and rap have become a billion-dollar worldwide phenomenon. Yet there is no...

When Syeda La'sha discovers that Tayonte (Tay) Greene her boyfriend and love of her life has been moonlighting behind her back as a photographer and talent scout for up and coming models. In reality he was scoping out social dating sites searching for new girls to hook up with. Syeda felt foolish for believing that Tay was all hers when in fact he was around for everybody. While grieving Syeda encounters a beautiful stranger. who is brilliant and charismatic. Nouri is arrogant, enormously wealthy, and consumed by power and control. According to him everybody had a price and Syeda wasn't any...

Gucci Mane, one of hip-hop’s most iconic figures and a trailblazer in Atlanta’s rap culture, reveals his struggles with mental health and drug addiction that will provide fans and readers with insights into his career and life. As one of hip-hop’s legendary figures and an indispensable...

Take a journey to the dark side of hip hop where the independent researcher, Isaac Weishaupt, lays out the global Illuminati agenda for all to see. In this explicit exposé, he'll explain the origins of hip hop and tell you who the key players are that allow this manipulation to transpire. Examples of powerful occult secrets and magic rituals are presented to the listener, with an explanation of why they're being subjected to such disorder.

Music is their passion. Love is the art form. Sosa and Zenta were made for each other, but it takes life-altering circumstances to bring them together. When Zenta is forced to make a choice that goes against everything she stands for, it’s Sosa who’s there to catch her fall. Now an independent artist on the verge of major success, Sosa finds himself facing a familiar crossroads—just as the woman of his dreams and the man who wants to destroy him both reappear. His collaboration with Zenta ignites something far deeper than music. Their connection is undeniable, but so are the obstacles...

Everything I Need to Know About Business I Learned from Hip-Hop marries business fundamentals with the excitement, drama, and humor of hip-hop culture.

In Bitch The Story of Precious Cummings the Movie Edition, you are reintroduced to the femme fatale of the streets. In this updated revised version, you enter the world of a cunning woman who came from nothing but was determined to have it all. At a young age Precious learned that by using her most deadly weapons-undeniable beauty, body and street savvy brains, she could obtain the lavish lifestyle she always dreamed of. After meeting Nico Carter, a man who gives her the opulent life she craves, Precious becomes set on revenge when she believes he has crossed the ultimate line. However, her...

When Romi Grossberg decided, at thirty-five, to give up her job as a social worker in Australia for a two-year contract in the slums of Cambodia, she could never have imagined that the experience would change her life forever. Hip Hop & Hope is part memoir, part history, part travelogue, and completely engaging. Its portrait of Phnom Penh is complicated and indelible. Its story of work in an NGO is inspirational. At this hip hop youth centre, Romi evolves from a frightened burrung to a respected manager who knows the words, the tunes, and the moves.

Launching during the 30th anniversary year of Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg’s installment of Words + Music reflects on his coming-of-age journey from the streets of Long Beach to around the world and his decision to pursue love and life over death and destruction.

From its inception, hip-hop has challenged ideas about morality, religion, and truth. Genuinely, it’s a philosophical genre. Both philosophers and hip-hop artists think about God, death, and justice, among other things. But rarely do members of these two groups talk to one another about these issues. This is a shame, given that both hip-hop and philosophy have a rich history in deep thinking and have produced exemplary thinkers.

For the first time, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson opens up about his amazing comeback—from tragic personal loss to thriving businessman and cable’s highest-paid executive—in this unique self-help guide, his first since his blockbuster New York Times bestseller The 50th Law. In his early...