And It Don't Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years

Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists

Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic

Hip Hoptionary TM: The Dictionary of Hip Hop Terminology

The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard

Hip Hop America

The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music: A Fresh Look at the Art of Hip-Hop, from Old-School Beats to Freestyle Rap

How to Rap

How to Rap 2: Advanced Flow and Delivery Techniques

Diary of a Madman: The Geto Boys, Life, Death, and the Roots of Southern Rap

The Anthology of Rap

The Tao of Wu

The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed

It's Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post Hip Hop Generation

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop

Nas's Illmatic

Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop

Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon

How Long Will They Mourn Me?: The Life and Legacy of Tupac Shakur