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Dilla Time

The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

by Dan Charnas ...

Narrated by Dan Charnas ...

Unabridged

14 hours 52 min

This program contains examples of J Dilla's music performed in the studio by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps, photos, guides, and more."This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius.” —QUESTLOVEEqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical ge... ... Read more

$32.99 USD

This program contains examples of J Dilla's music performed in the studio by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps, photos, guides, and more."This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius.” —QUESTLOVEEqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical ge...
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Tupac Shakur

A Life from Beginning to End

by Hourly History ...

Narrated by Matthew J. Chandler-Smith ...

Series series Biographies of Musicians
Unabridged

54 min

Discover the remarkable life of Tupac Shakur...During his short life, Tupac Shakur—better known by his stage name 2Pac—became a living legend, and his status is just as legendary even after he's long been gone. At the age of just 20, Tupac took the world by storm. He was a talented rapper, actor, and music mogul, but perhaps most importantly, he was a storyteller. His lyrics often told the story ... Read more

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Discover the remarkable life of Tupac Shakur...During his short life, Tupac Shakur—better known by his stage name 2Pac—became a living legend, and his status is just as legendary even after he's long been gone. At the age of just 20, Tupac took the world by storm. He was a talented rapper, actor, and music mogul, but perhaps most importantly, he was a storyteller. His lyrics often told the story
... Read more
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Remember the Times

A Memoir

by Teddy Riley ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 59 min

Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up in the projects in Harlem to inventing the genre New Jack Swing, selling out shows at Madison Square Garden, and creating music for Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, and more.Since the early ’80s, Teddy Riley has revolutionized the music industry, from his creation of New Jack Swing to his work in R&B ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up in the projects in Harlem to inventing the genre New Jack Swing, selling out shows at Madison Square Garden, and creating music for Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, and more.Since the early ’80s, Teddy Riley has revolutionized the music industry, from his creation of New Jack Swing to his work in R&B
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The Upcycled Self

A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are

by Tariq Trotter ...

Narrated by Tariq Trotter, Rhett Samuel Price, Allyson Johnson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of hip-hop’s greatest MCs, unpacking his harrowing, remarkable journey in his own words, with enough insights for two lifetimes.”—Lin-Manuel Miranda, award-winning songwriter, producer, director, and creator of In the Heights and HamiltonFrom one of our generation’s most powerful artists and incisive storytellers comes a brilliantly crafted work about the art—and ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of hip-hop’s greatest MCs, unpacking his harrowing, remarkable journey in his own words, with enough insights for two lifetimes.”—Lin-Manuel Miranda, award-winning songwriter, producer, director, and creator of In the Heights and HamiltonFrom one of our generation’s most powerful artists and incisive storytellers comes a brilliantly crafted work about the art—and
... Read more
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Cardio Hip Hop

by Antonio Smith ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Series series Team Sweat Workout Music
Unabridged

53 min

This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout. ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout.
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Rapthology

Lessons in Life and Lyrics – The inspiring book from the music legend, Wretch 32

by Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32 ...

Narrated by Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history.What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a ... Read more

$17.74 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history.What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a
... Read more
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The Chronicles of DOOM

Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast

by S.H. Fernando, Jr. ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

14 hours

The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist’s life, career, and eventual immortality.On December 31, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.'s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one of hip-hop's most ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist’s life, career, and eventual immortality.On December 31, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.'s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one of hip-hop's most
... Read more
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Psalms of My People

A Story of Black Liberation as Told through Hip-Hop

by Lenny Duncan ...

Narrated by Lenny Duncan ...

Unabridged

3 hours 23 min

If you want to understand the Black experience in the US, you must understand hip-hop, and Psalms of My People is your guide.Treating hip-hop like sacred scripture, lenny duncan traces its history—the artists, their lyrics, and the cultural context—to reveal its role as a conduit to tell the modern story of Black liberation in this country, following the bloody trail from the end of the Civil ... Read more

$10.99 USD

If you want to understand the Black experience in the US, you must understand hip-hop, and Psalms of My People is your guide.Treating hip-hop like sacred scripture, lenny duncan traces its history—the artists, their lyrics, and the cultural context—to reveal its role as a conduit to tell the modern story of Black liberation in this country, following the bloody trail from the end of the Civil
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God Save the Queens

The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop

by Kathy Iandoli ...

Narrated by Kathy Iandoli, Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hop’s female pioneers and its enduring stars.Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop to Shea Serrano’s The Rap Yearbook, focuses primarily on men, glaringly omitting a thorough and respectful examination of the presence and contribution of the genre’s ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hop’s female pioneers and its enduring stars.Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop to Shea Serrano’s The Rap Yearbook, focuses primarily on men, glaringly omitting a thorough and respectful examination of the presence and contribution of the genre’s
... Read more
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Only God Can Judge Me

The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur

by Jeff Pearlman ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

16 hours 48 min

“Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac’s life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of greatness.”—Chuck D“Pearlman delivers rich, engrossing, and fascinating new details about Shakur’s life and legacy—not just once or twice—but throughout each lively page...This is the type of needed journalism, reporting, and ... Read more

$39.99 USD

“Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac’s life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of greatness.”—Chuck D“Pearlman delivers rich, engrossing, and fascinating new details about Shakur’s life and legacy—not just once or twice—but throughout each lively page...This is the type of needed journalism, reporting, and
... Read more
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IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD

by Russ ...

Narrated by Russ ...

Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

Performed by Russ with his music featured throughout.Instant National Bestseller! Wall Street Journal bestseller; USA Today bestseller; Publishers Weekly bestseller; international bestseller.An inspirational book by self-made musical superstar, Russ, reminding you that it starts with YOU, to believe in yourself, and to get out of your own way.Twenty-seven-year-old rapper, songwriter, and p... ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Performed by Russ with his music featured throughout.Instant National Bestseller! Wall Street Journal bestseller; USA Today bestseller; Publishers Weekly bestseller; international bestseller.An inspirational book by self-made musical superstar, Russ, reminding you that it starts with YOU, to believe in yourself, and to get out of your own way.Twenty-seven-year-old rapper, songwriter, and p...
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This Bright Future

A Memoir

by Bobby Hall ...

Narrated by Bobby Hall ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

The instant New York Times bestseller and “inspiring and vulnerable” (Trevor Noah) memoir from Bobby Hall, the multiplatinum recording artist known as Logic and the #1 bestselling author of Supermarket.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 ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The instant New York Times bestseller and “inspiring and vulnerable” (Trevor Noah) memoir from Bobby Hall, the multiplatinum recording artist known as Logic and the #1 bestselling author of Supermarket.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
... Read more
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Cardio Hip-Hop: Volume 2

Team Sweat

by Antonio Smith ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Series series Team Sweat
Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

Smith Show Media presents Cardio Hip-Hop: Volume 2 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout. ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Smith Show Media presents Cardio Hip-Hop: Volume 2 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout.
... Read more
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Whatever You Say I Am

The Life and Times of Eminem

by Anthony Bozza ...

Narrated by Josh Hamilton ...

Abridged

5 hours 30 min

does eminem matter?On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony Bozza met a young blond kid, a rapper who would soon take the country by storm. But back in 1999, Eminem was just beginning to make waves among suburban white teenagers as his first single, “My Name Is,” went into heavy rotation on MTV.Who could have predicted that ... Read more

$9.99 USD

does eminem matter?On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony Bozza met a young blond kid, a rapper who would soon take the country by storm. But back in 1999, Eminem was just beginning to make waves among suburban white teenagers as his first single, “My Name Is,” went into heavy rotation on MTV.Who could have predicted that
... Read more
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The Butterfly Effect

How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America

by Marcus J. Moore ...

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

This “smart, confident, and necessary” (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America—perfect for fans of Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s Empire State of Mind.Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.The ... Read more

$25.99 USD

This “smart, confident, and necessary” (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America—perfect for fans of Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s Empire State of Mind.Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.The
... Read more
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Doctors of Rhythm

Hip Hop’s Greatest Producers Speak

by Jake Brown ...

Narrated by Jake Brown, various entertainers ...

Unabridged

19 hours 56 min

HIP HOP was born in the 1980s, exploded into the music mainstream in the 1990s, and by the Millennium, had become the biggest-selling genre in the record business. DOCTORS OF RHYTHM: Hip Hop’s Greatest Producers Speak! begins with rap’s biggest early hits that helped prove Rap was here to stay were classics like Tone Loc’s “Wild Thing,” Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show,” Young M.C.’s “Bust a Move,” Kool ... Read more

$24.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

HIP HOP was born in the 1980s, exploded into the music mainstream in the 1990s, and by the Millennium, had become the biggest-selling genre in the record business. DOCTORS OF RHYTHM: Hip Hop’s Greatest Producers Speak! begins with rap’s biggest early hits that helped prove Rap was here to stay were classics like Tone Loc’s “Wild Thing,” Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show,” Young M.C.’s “Bust a Move,” Kool
... Read more
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Introducing George The Poet

Search Party: A Collection of Poems

by George the Poet ...

Narrated by George the Poet ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

‘The title is Search Party – the idea being that we’re all out here looking for something, and my poems are my way of finding myself.’A young black poet blending spoken word and rap; an inner city upbringing with a Cambridge education; a social consciousness with a satirical wit and infectious rhythm – George The Poet is the voice of a new generation.Search Party is a thought-provoking and deeply ... Read more

$12.28 USD

‘The title is Search Party – the idea being that we’re all out here looking for something, and my poems are my way of finding myself.’A young black poet blending spoken word and rap; an inner city upbringing with a Cambridge education; a social consciousness with a satirical wit and infectious rhythm – George The Poet is the voice of a new generation.Search Party is a thought-provoking and deeply
... Read more
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Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV

by Erik Davis ...

Narrated by Eric Altheide ...

Series series 33 1/3
Unabridged

4 hours 1 min

In this wickedly entertaining and thoroughly informed homage to one of rock music's towering pinnacles, Erik Davis investigates the magic—black or otherwise—that surrounds this album. Carefully peeling the layers from each song, Davis reveals their dark and often mystical roots—and leaves the reader to decide whether [FOUR SYMBOLS] is some form of occult induction or just an inspired, brilliantly ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this wickedly entertaining and thoroughly informed homage to one of rock music's towering pinnacles, Erik Davis investigates the magic—black or otherwise—that surrounds this album. Carefully peeling the layers from each song, Davis reveals their dark and often mystical roots—and leaves the reader to decide whether [FOUR SYMBOLS] is some form of occult induction or just an inspired, brilliantly
... Read more
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The Gangs of Zion

A Black Cop's Crusade in Mormon Country

by Ron Stallworth ...

Narrated by Phil Morris ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblazing police work in the most unlikely place for a Black cop in the ’90s.Determined to pursue his passion for undercover work wherever it leads, Ron Stallworth finally lands in Salt Lake City, Utah. Once again, he’s an outsider—not only as a Black man on a mostly white police force ... Read more

$24.99 USD

New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblazing police work in the most unlikely place for a Black cop in the ’90s.Determined to pursue his passion for undercover work wherever it leads, Ron Stallworth finally lands in Salt Lake City, Utah. Once again, he’s an outsider—not only as a Black man on a mostly white police force
... Read more
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The Book of Jose

A Memoir

by FAT JOE, Shaheem Reid ...

Narrated by FAT JOE ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

**Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum–selling artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Fat Joe pulls back the curtain on his larger-than-life persona in this gritty, intimate memoir about growing up in the South Bronx and finding his voice through music.“An adrenaline rush . . . buckle up and lean back.”—Spin**Fat Joe is a hip-hop legend, but this is not a tale of celebrity; it is the story of Joseph ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum–selling artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Fat Joe pulls back the curtain on his larger-than-life persona in this gritty, intimate memoir about growing up in the South Bronx and finding his voice through music.“An adrenaline rush . . . buckle up and lean back.”—Spin**Fat Joe is a hip-hop legend, but this is not a tale of celebrity; it is the story of Joseph
... Read more
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Ecstasy Chronicles, The: John Fletcher and the Golden Age of Hip-Hop

How Whodini's Visionary Shaped Rap Culture and Defined a Generation

by David G. Stone ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Before Drake's melodies. Before the MTV era. Before hip-hop became America's #1 music genre—there was Ecstasy.In the South Bronx studios of 1982, John "Ecstasy" Fletcher was revolutionizing rap music. While pioneers kept hip-hop raw, Whodini dared to blend melody with MCing, fashion with performance, accessibility with authenticity—creating the ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Before Drake's melodies. Before the MTV era. Before hip-hop became America's #1 music genre—there was Ecstasy.In the South Bronx studios of 1982, John "Ecstasy" Fletcher was revolutionizing rap music. While pioneers kept hip-hop raw, Whodini dared to blend melody with MCing, fashion with performance, accessibility with authenticity—creating the
... Read more
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Inner City Pressure

The Story of Grime

by Dan Hancox ...

Narrated by Ash Hunter ...

Unabridged

10 hours 51 min

A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, PITCHFORK, NPR, METRO AND HERALD SCOTLAND BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018‘The definitive grime biography’ NME’A landmark genre history’ PitchforkThis audiobook is narrated by Ash Hunter, stage and screen actor who is currently playing Hamilton in the West End production of the musical.The year 2000. As Britain celebrates t... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, PITCHFORK, NPR, METRO AND HERALD SCOTLAND BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018‘The definitive grime biography’ NME’A landmark genre history’ PitchforkThis audiobook is narrated by Ash Hunter, stage and screen actor who is currently playing Hamilton in the West End production of the musical.The year 2000. As Britain celebrates t...
... Read more
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Blon (Hemisferios | Eternamente)

by Pablo Pérez Rueda ...

Narrated by Blon ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

Blon, el «rapero poeta» más querido y admirado del circuito freestyle, recita todos los poemas de sus dos libros editados hasta la fecha: Eternamente y Hemisferios.En Hemisferios, su segundo poemario, encontrarás la belleza que esconde el horror y la parte más cruel de la felicidad. Poemas sobre las dos caras, las múltiples visiones que el ser humano puede tener acerca de un mismo concept... ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Blon, el «rapero poeta» más querido y admirado del circuito freestyle, recita todos los poemas de sus dos libros editados hasta la fecha: Eternamente y Hemisferios.En Hemisferios, su segundo poemario, encontrarás la belleza que esconde el horror y la parte más cruel de la felicidad. Poemas sobre las dos caras, las múltiples visiones que el ser humano puede tener acerca de un mismo concept...
... Read more
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Bring That Beat Back

How Sampling Built Hip-Hop

by Nate Patrin ...

Narrated by David Sadzin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 41 min

Sampling—incorporating found sound and manipulating it into another form entirely—has done more than any musical movement in the twentieth century to maintain a continuum of popular music as a living document and, in the process, has become one of the most successful (and commercial) strains of postmodern art. Bring That Beat Back traces the development of this transformative pop-cultural practice ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Sampling—incorporating found sound and manipulating it into another form entirely—has done more than any musical movement in the twentieth century to maintain a continuum of popular music as a living document and, in the process, has become one of the most successful (and commercial) strains of postmodern art. Bring That Beat Back traces the development of this transformative pop-cultural practice
... Read more

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