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1) Will
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Language
English
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One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had. Will Smith's transformation from a West Philadelphia kid...
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio, is one of today's most popular artists. He made his start posting his music on SoundCloud, and in 2016, his song "Diles" got him signed to a major record label. Since then, Bad Bunny has performed at Coachella and collaborated with superstars like Cardi B, J Balvin, and Drake. Breaking language barriers, Bad Bunny is now one of the top streamed artists internationally on Spotify. Bad Bunny is just...
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English
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The hustle still continues for hip-hop OG Juicy J as he shares his invaluable story as an unwavering force in the music industry. Jordan Houston's rise to stardom was never easy. He began his journey on the streets of Memphis in the '80s, always inspired by music and with big dreams of becoming a superstar rapper. Jordan stuck to his plan with determination, on a never-ending grind to greatness. From a young, poor, ambitious Black boy to an Academy...
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Publisher
Twelve, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Hip-hop (and other things) is about, as it were, rap, but also some other things. It spends the entirety of its time celebrating what has become the most dominant form of music these past two and a half decades. Tupac is in there. Jay Z is in there. Missy Elliott is in there. Drake is in there. Pretty much all of the big names are in there, as are a bunch of the smaller names, too. There's art from illustrator Arturo Torres, there are infographics...
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University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders . Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It from Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service , which arrived when fans needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Poet...
9) Street rap
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Series
Crescent Crew volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"For Reece and Qwess, being rap superstars was the dream, but in real life nothing moved without money. So they formed the Crescent Crew, and outfit of young, ruthless hustlers that locked the Southern drug trade in a stranglehold. They're at the height of their power when Qwess is offered a record deal from a major label. He accepts and makes plans for his whole crew to go legit, but Reece enjoys his position as king of the streets and has no desire...
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Series
Publisher
Urban Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Entertainment reporter Amari Christopher begins to rethink her party-girl lifestyle as she approaches forty and decides to start attending church, where she meets devout and loving Mandrel Ingram, but a series of flings with singer Apollo Rison complicate her choice.
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Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Working at Miami's Queen of Diamonds gentleman's club to support herself until turning twenty-one, Desirae discovers her talent for rap music and becomes famous seemingly overnight, before her success is threatened by a rival newcomer and a friend's brutal murder.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This Bright Future is a raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist of our tumultuous age. A self-described orphan with parents, Bobby Hall began life as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, the only child of an alcoholic, mentally ill mother on welfare and an absent, crack-addicted father. After enduring seventeen years of abuse and neglect,...
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Publisher
HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Mic check! Learn to count with 2Pac in the Legends of Hip-Hop board book series.In this accessible series perfectly crafted for babies (and adult fans), music producer, Pen Ken, and 3x-Emmy Award-nominated animation director Saxton Moore introduces mini emcees to some of hip-hop's biggest and brightest luminaries with fun facts about each rapper organized by a teachable concept.In this book, children will meet 2Pac and count to 12!Check out other...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"In 1999, a former dishwasher from Detroit named Marshall Bruce Mathers III became the most controversial and polarizing musical artist in the world. He was an outlier, a white artist creating viable art in a black medium, telling stories with such verbal dexterity, nimble wit, and shocking honesty that his music and persona resonated universally. In short, Eminem changed the landscape of pop culture as we knew it. In 2006, at the height of his fame...
15) Tupac Shakur
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated...
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Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itselfby band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more.
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American royalty volume 2
Language
English
Description
Taking their relationship public, American rapper Danielle "Duchess" Nelson and brilliant reclusive royal Prince Jameson learn that their popularity comes with a price when people try to take advantage of their fame, especially when his family is embroiled in yet another scandal.
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Publisher
Rock Lit 101
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Fat Joe is a hip-hop legend, but this is not a tale of celebrity; it is the story of Joseph Cartagena, a kid who came of age in the South Bronx during its darkest years of drugs, violence, and abandonment, and how he navigated that traumatizing landscape until he found-through art, friendship, luck, and will-a rocky path to a different life. Joe was born into a sprawling Puerto Rican and Cuban family in the projects of the South Bronx. From infancy...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"Born in rural Alabama, Radric Davis became Gucci Mane in East Atlanta... [This book] us to his roots in Alabama, the streets of East Atlanta, the trap house and the studio where he found his voice as a peerless rapper. He reflects on his inimitable career and in the process confronts his dark past--the murder charge, years behind bars, addiction, career highs and lows--the making of the Trap God." -- Jacket.
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