Hip Hop in 2009

Dancing with the Devil, how Puff burned the bad boys of Hip-Hop: Dancing with the Devil by Curry, Mark

The Rose That Grew from Concrete by Shakur, Tupac

Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar by West, Donda, Hunter, Karen

Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-Hop Culture in New York by Schloss, Joseph G.

Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York by Schloss, Joseph Glenn

Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power by Reeves, Marcus

The Real Hiphop: Battling for Knowledge, Power, and Respect in the LA Underground by Morgan, Marcyliena

On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide by White, Phil, Crisell, Luke

Street Dreams and Hip Hop Barbershops: Global Fantasy in Urban Tanzania by Weiss, Brad

Hip-Hop Revolution in the Flesh: Power, Knowledge, and Pleasure in Lil' Kim's Lyricism by Thomas, G.

Keep the Faith: A Memoir by Evans, Faith

The Truth Behind Hip Hop by Lewis, G. Craige

It's Bigger Than Hip Hop by Asante, M. K.

The 50th Law by Greene, Robert, 50 Cent

Hip Hop World by Higgins, Dalton

The Way I Am by Eminem

How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC by Edwards, Paul, Rap, Kool G.

Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic by

The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument by Krs-One