Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story
By: Talib Kweli
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY LITERARY PRIZEFrom one of the most lyrically gifted…
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1. My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy
By: Albert Johnson , Laura Checkoway
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From one of the greatest rappers of all time, a memoir about a life almost lost and a revealing loo… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- hip hop
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
2. The Most Defining Moments in Black History According to Dick Gregory
By: Dick Gregory
4.29
Format: 288 pages, ebook
With his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, one of our foremost comedi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
3. Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
By: Ben Greenman , Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
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5. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.57
Format: 504 pages, Hardcover
An epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, Four Hundred Sou… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Black people will always find each other in the passage between death and America"-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"And again we confront the problem of history: it's usually the powerful who get to write it."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"Z is for zealotry: national pride like an infinite zipline, hyperdrive, the fastest way down."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"There's dust, a scratch in a groove, and here we are repeating the same two seconds of "Strange Fruit."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
6. Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius
By: Rakim
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The musician and Hip Hop legend--hailed as "the greatest MC of all time" and compared to Thelonious… read more
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- music
- biography
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- hip hop
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. Music Is History
By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep m… read more
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- music
- history
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. Beastie Boys Book
By: Michael Diamond
4.54
Format: 572 pages, Hardcover
A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself--b… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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- biography memoir
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- audiobook
"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
10. Acid for the Children
By: Flea
4.08
Format: 390 pages, Paperback
The strange tale of a boy named Flea starts in Rye, NY. It was all very normal. But soon his parent… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
"Bein famous don't mean shit"-Flea, Acid for the Children
"Such a fool was I. It's a fool who's seduced by that which feels good. Nothing but a simple fool."-Flea, Acid for the Children
"We sat up through the night snorting and talking. It all felt so important, meaningful and good, all be it in that weird coke way. In the years to come, during all night coked out blab-fests, even du…"-Flea, Acid for the Children
11. Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series)
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.47
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre,… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- hip hop
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The things we do to stay close to the people we think will carry us through an entire lifetime..."-Hanif Abdurraqib, Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series)
12. The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are
By: Tariq Trotter
4.20
Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition
“Tariq Trotter . . . could be hip-hop’s Dostoyevsky. Like the Russian novelist, Mr. Trotter has ref… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- hip hop
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
By: Dan Charnas
4.56
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy … read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- hip hop
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The Yanceys were not a family that expressed love by saying “I love you."-Dan Charnas, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
14. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
By: Chris Herring
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more
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- history
- biography
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- audiobook
15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Volume 4
By: Kevin Eastman
4.48
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Recovering from the events of “City Fall,” the Turtles seek sanctuary in the countryside, but quest… read more
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16. Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story
By: Talib Kweli
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY LITERARY PRIZEFrom one of the most lyrically gifted… read more
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- biography
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- autobiography
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- audiobook
17. Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller
By: Paul Cantor
3.87
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The first biography of rapper Mac Miller, the Pittsburgh cult-favorite-turned-rap-superstar who tou… read more
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- biography
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- biography memoir
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- audiobook
18. From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan
By: Raekwon
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Legendary wordsmith Raekwon the Chef opens up about his journey from the staircases of Park Hill in… read more
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- hip hop
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Creative Quest
By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live y… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"[Creativity] is about finding your own unique way of fitting into the continually repeating human experience."-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest
"There's species-wide programming and then there's individuality. The overlap between those two opens up a space for creativity. Live in that space. I'm here too. Maybe I'll see you around sometime."-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest
"Collaborations work best this way; when there's a mutual desire to see what the other side adds. You know that what you're making on your own has value but the sum is more than the parts and every pa…"-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest
20. Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang
By: Lamont U-God Hawkins
3.73
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
Selected as a Best Book of the Year by Esquire"Couldn't put it down." – Charlamagne Tha God"Mesmeri… read more
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21. Let Love Have the Last Word
By: Common
3.64
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Common—the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe–winning musician, actor, and activist—foll… read more
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- biography
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"Love is reciprocal; it is an exchange of our vulnerabilities and our higher selves in the name of transformation."-Common, Let Love Have the Last Word
"Love is a verb, I've heard through-out the years, not a noun; to love someone is to take action, to do something in love's name. Love counts most in the present moment."-Common, Let Love Have the Last Word
"In other words, if you're always more concerned about how someone will react to you, and if you're worried someone will react negatively, then you're less likely to say anything at all. And in such a…"-Common, Let Love Have the Last Word
