10 Top hip hop books like From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga by S.H. Fernando

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From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

By: S.H. Fernando

4.01

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

This definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan, features decades of unpublished intervie…

If you liked the hip hop plot in From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga by S.H. Fernando , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy by Stephen Richard Witt

1. How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy

By: Stephen Richard Witt

4.24

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?How Music Got Free is a riveting stor… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Richard Witt's How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
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2. The History Of The Blues

By: Francis Davis

3.94

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Francis Davis's The History of the Blues is a groundbreaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessl… read more

Similar categories in Francis Davis's The History Of The Blues book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • history
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3. The Wu-Tang Manual

By: The RZA , Chris Norris

2.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Long awaited and much anticipated, The Wu-Tang Manualis The RZA's first written introduction to the… read more

Similar categories in The RZA's The Wu-Tang Manual book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • nonfiction
Cover of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang, D.J. Kool Herc

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

By: Jeff Chang , D.J. Kool Herc

3.89

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in Jeff Chang's Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • cultural
  • history
  • hip hop
  • nonfiction

5. The Tao of Wu

By: The RZA

3.80

Format: 8 pages,

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Similar categories in The RZA's The Tao of Wu book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

6. The Dirty Version: On Stage, In the Studio, and In the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard

By: Mickey Hess , None

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On the tenth anniversary of his death, The Dirty Versionis the first biography of hip hop superstar… read more

Similar categories in Mickey Hess's The Dirty Version: On Stage, In the Studio, and In the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

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7. Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

By: Gary Webb

4.29

Format: 601 pages, Kindle Edition

In July 1995, San Jose Mercury-News reporter Gary Webb found the Big One--the blockbuster story eve… read more

Similar categories in Gary Webb's Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • nonfiction
  • american
  • history
"I was winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on TV shows, and judging journalism contests. And then I wrote some stories that made me realize how sadly misplaced my blis…"

-Gary Webb, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

"If we had met five years ago, you wouldn't have found a more staunch defender of the newspaper industry than me ... I was winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on TV sh…"

-Gary Webb, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

"One of the questions I have been asked many times since this story broke is this: Now that the facts are out there, what can we do? My answer, depressing and cynical as it may be, is always the same.…"

-Gary Webb, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion

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8. 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

Similar categories in Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's Music Is History book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • biography memoir
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

By: S.H. Fernando

4.01

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

This definitive biography of rap supergroup, Wu-Tang Clan, features decades of unpublished intervie… read more

Similar categories in S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • cultural
  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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10. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

Similar categories in Sly Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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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

Similar categories in Hanif Abdurraqib's Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series) book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • nonfiction
"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)

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12. The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.20

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definiti… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Pearlman's The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
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13. 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

Similar categories in Tariq Trotter's The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm by Dan Charnas

14. 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

Similar categories in Dan Charnas's Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"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

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15. The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood

By: Brian "Box" Brown

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brian "Box" Brown brings history and culture to life through his comics. In his new graphic novel, … read more

Similar categories in Brian "Box" Brown's The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. It's All in Your Head

By: Russ

4.11

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Instant National Bestseller! Wall Street Journal bestseller; USA Today bestseller; Publishers Weekl… read more

Similar categories in Russ's It's All in Your Head book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • nonfiction
"The what-ifs will torment you. The oh, well will free you."

-Russ, It's All in Your Head

"Fear is the wall. Belief is what catapults you over the wall."

-Russ, It's All in Your Head

"Don't hesitate. Don't doubt. Don't even worry about falling. Wings will grow."

-Russ, It's All in Your Head

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17. Age of Cage

By: Keith Phipps

3.78

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

Icon. Celebrity. Artist. Madman. Genius. Nicolas Cage is many things, but love him, or laugh at … read more

Similar categories in Keith Phipps's Age of Cage book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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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

Similar categories in Raekwon's From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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19. It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him

By: Justin Tinsley

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Culture journalist Justin Tinsley’s It Was All a Dream is “a deeply reported saga of the ephemeral,… read more

Similar categories in Justin Tinsley's It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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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

Similar categories in Lamont U-God Hawkins's Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • american
  • history
  • biography
  • hip hop
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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21. Rise of a Killah

By: Ghostface Killah

3.23

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The story of the celebrated rapper and the iconic Wu-Tang Clan, told by one of its founding members… read more

Similar categories in Ghostface Killah's Rise of a Killah book and S.H. Fernando's From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga

  • music
  • hip hop
  • nonfiction

16 best-selling history books like From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga by S.H. Fernando

Transform Your Habits

How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy

Stephen Richard Witt

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The History Of The Blues

Francis Davis

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Wu-Tang Manual

The RZA , Chris Norris

2.50

Transform Your Habits

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

Jeff Chang , D.J. Kool Herc

3.89

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18 Top audiobook books like Age of Cage by Keith Phipps

Transform Your Habits

The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir

William Friedkin

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

Ed Zwick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road

Kyle Buchanan

4.33

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