Hip Hop Books

Underground & Off-Air: New Book ‘Hip-Hop Rising’ Captures the Essence of ’90s Rap

LA transplants Martin Pearson and Deverill Weekes catalog one of the last tangible eras of hip-hop history in a new book dedicated to ’90s rap pioneers.

Aug 26, 2025 • Donna-Claire

POW Book Club 001: Words For My Comrades by Dean Van Nguyen

In his new book, Dean Van Nguyen outlines how 2Pac’s revolutionary-minded on-mic ethos left a lasting footprint on the rap game in the decades since his…

Aug 13, 2025 • Pranav Trewn

An Excerpt from Jonathan Abram's 'The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop'

Jonathan Abrams helps to share the complete story of how UGK and Jay-Z united for "Big Pimpin'."

Oct 20, 2022 • Jonathan Abrams

Off The Books: Signifying Rappers by David Foster Wallace & Mark Costello

Dweez confesses that he initially pavlovs from the Zeppelin “Kashmere” sample not from the original or the Schoolly D song but from Puff Daddy’s “Come…

Sep 24, 2013 • Alex Dwyer

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