let's start an official hip hop readin' thread. books related to hip hop or by hip hop artists

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Got the first 1, what's 2 like?

still haven't read it properly it goes into alot more detail musically

 

[The Ruler 09]

still haven't read it properly it goes into alot more detail musically

Cool, I may get that too then, read some reviews that weren't too positive so hadn't got it yet, but if it's more depth sounds interesting.

Good thread from OP.

 

[hustlemania]

@hustlemania postin them "Woke nikka 101" books tho.

I actually have the uncorrected proof of that Scarface book sitting in my bathroom. I'ma still try to get that in the store.

But in terms of Hip Hop books I actually haven't read too many but the ones I liked were the Pac poetry book, Chuck D's autobio "Fight the Power", and the book written by the cop that investigated Biggie's murder....there was lots of pieces of that whole time period that were added thanks to that book. I hadn't known about that incident between Quik and the 60 before reading that book.

Talib actually put me onto J.A. Rogers, and gave me "From Superman to Man", as well as "Worlds Greatest Men of Color" at his bookstore back in '97.. not really into hip-hop bios, but the few ive actually read are pretty good.. you happen to have a lank to the Russell Poole joint..? ​

 

[ThaRealness]

Tao of Wu is a super enlightening read..

Type of book that could change your life, depending on where you're at

 

[beenz]

@Prodigy My Infamous Life

I got the audio book of that one. shyt is PURE PIFF!

 

[re'up]

Off the top of my head, I have read

'Laybrinth'
'Queens Reigns Supreme'
'Have Gun Will Travel'
'Who Killed Biggy and 2pac' (Cathy Scott)
BMF

I have skimmed Jay's coffee table book, and Scarface bio, and a handful of others in Barnes & Noble.....

 

[Cheech&Chong]

Prodigys My Infamous Life was a great read. Half of it sounded like duck tails but who knows.

Read half of The Hip Hop Cop book. Honestly dont know why i stopped reading it, guess it was boring

Eminems Angry Blonde was actually good. it was cool to read his thoughts while writting certain songs.

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

Not to be that guy, but can we at least spell "readin'" correctly since it's about reading books?

 

[ch15x]

For those with kids...

 

[Van Glorious]

Im a "Everything Hip-Hop" collector and have plenty of books but this one is the most complete Hip-Hop book. "HIP-HOP A Cultural Odyssey". I won this book in a B.E.T. Hip-Hop Contest. 422 pages of History.

shyt is so big that it comes in its own book bag

 

[Van Glorious]

WHO SHOT YA? Three decades of Hip-Hop Photography

 

[Van Glorious]

A couple of Comic Books. Marvel Comics "Kid N Play" First Issue and D.C "Static Shock" Issue #40 "Rolling with the Lost Boyz"

 

[Demon]

Dope thread. If we want to turn this into a download thread at some point, I gots some ebooks I can contribute.

get it poppin my nikka!

 

[Samuel Jackson]

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Talib actually put me onto J.A. Rogers, and gave me "From Superman to Man", as well as "Worlds Greatest Men of Color" at his bookstore back in '97.. not really into hip-hop bios, but the few ive actually read are pretty good.. you happen to have a lank to the Russell Poole joint..? ​

True, I heard he had a store. I work at a Black Owned bookstore by Howard so I gotta know them J.A. Rogers books, hell I know the publisher.

But yeah, I read that Russel Poole joint back in 11th grade I can't even remember the title. But it was really good that's what I do know. Holler If You Hear Me by Michael Eric Dyson wasn't bad either.

WHO SHOT YA? Three decades of Hip-Hop Photography

I've had this book at the store before. Thought it was pretty good, sold quick. I'll most likely get it for Black Friday.