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Hip Hop Turns 50

August 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop. From its origins in the block parties of the Bronx, to its global influence today, Hip Hop has made an indelible impact on music, politics, media, and culture.

Oakland Public Library

20 items

  • Book of Rhymes

    the Poetics of Hip Hop

    Bradley, Adam,
    BookNew York : Basic Civitas Books, [2009] — 782.42164 BRADLEY
  • God Save the Queens

    the Essential History of Women in Hip-hop

    Iandoli, Kathy
    BookNew York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2019] — 782.42164 IANDOLI
  • BookNew York : Spiegel & Grau, c2010. — 782.42164 JAY-Z
  • BookNew York : Wednesday Books, 2021. — YA 306.48424 CHANG
  • Original Gangstas

    Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

    Westhoff, Ben
    BookNew York : Hachette Books, 2017. — YA 782.42164 WESTHOFF 2017
  • Check the Technique

    Liner Notes for Hip-hop Junkies

    Coleman, Brian, 1970-
    BookNew York : Villard, c2007. — 782.42164 COLEMAN 2007
  • The Big Payback

    the History of the Business of Hip-hop

    Charnas, Dan
    BookNew York : New American Library, c2010. — 306.48424 CHARNAS
  • BookNew York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — 153.35 QUESTLOVE
  • BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, 2019. — 782.42164 JAY-Z
  • From Staircase to Stage

    the Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan

    Raekwon (Musician)
    BookNew York : Gallery Books, c2021. — 782.42164 RAEKWON
  • BookNew York : Penguin Press, 2023. — 153.35 RUBIN
  • The Rap Year Book

    the Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed

    Serrano, Shea
    BookNew York, NY : Abrams, 2015. — YA 782.42164 SERRANO
  • Graphic NovelSeattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, [2013]- — 741.5 PISKOR
  • The Motherlode

    100+ Women Who Made Hip-hop

    Hope, Clover,
    BookNew York : Abrams Image, 2021. — 782.42164 HOPE
  • The Hip Hop Wars

    What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop--and Why It Matters

    Rose, Tricia
    BookNew York : BasicCivitas, c2008. — 782.42164 ROSE
  • How to Rap

    the Art and Science of the Hip-hop MC

    Edwards, Paul, 1982-
    BookChicago : Chicago Review Press, c2009. — 782.42164 EDWARDS
  • Holler If You Hear Me

    [Searching for Tupac Shakur]

    Dyson, Michael Eric
    Audiobook CD[Ashland, OR] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., p2011. — CD 782.42164 SHAKUR
  • Biggie

    Voletta Wallace Remembers Her Son

    Wallace, Voletta
    BookNew York : Atria Books, c2005. — 782.42164 NOTORIOUS