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

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

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

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 G.

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.

The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C. by Stephenson, Charles C., Lornell, Kip

Keep the Faith: A Memoir by Evans, Faith

The Truth Behind Hip Hop by Lewis, G. Craige

The 50th Law by Greene, Robert, 50 Cent

Hip Hop World by Higgins, Dalton

The Way I Am by Eminem

Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic by

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

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