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• The Marathon Don't Stop

  the Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle

  Kenner, Rob

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  The extraordinarily talented Nipsey Hussle (Airmiess Joseph Asghedom) is extolled in this vibrant biography that places him and his music in the larger context of hip-hop history. Asghedom died in 2019.

• Most Dope

  the Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller

  Cantor, Paul,

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  Both visceral and readable, the telling of Malcolm James McCormick aka Mac Miller's life story is creatively inspiring and acts as a cautionary tale about drug addiction. McCormick died in 2018.

• DJ Screw

  a Life in Slow Revolution

  Walker, Lance Scott

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  DJ Screw (Robert Earl Davis Jr.) will forever be a hip-hop legend for his revolutionary mixing innovations. This book dives into his musical art and the Houston sound that he helped create. Davis died in 2020.

• Dilla Time

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

  Charnas, Dan

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  J Dilla (James Dewitt Yancey) isn't a household name, but his experiments and discoveries in time and rhythm have impacted the future of all recorded music. His story is told in this fascinating book through words and graphics. Yancey died…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beastie Boys Book

  Mike D, 1965-

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  This unusual, episodic, and often hilarious book traverses the story of the Beastie Boys and their memorable discography. Curated by Michael "Mike D" Diamond and published just a few years after the death of Adam "MCA" Yauch, experiencing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It Was All a Dream

  Biggie and the World That Made Him

  Tinsley, Justin

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  Published in time for what would have been his 50th birthday, this most recent biography of Biggie Smalls (Christopher Wallace) includes placing his life within the socioeconomic reality of 1980s and 90s Brooklyn. Wallace died in 1997.

• Changes

  An Oral History of Tupac Shakur

  Pearce, Sheldon,

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  There have been so many books written about Shakur, so what makes this one different? Sheldon Pearce, an editor and writer at The New Yorker, interviewed dozens of people and meticulously weaved them together for this oral history. Sure…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Original Gangstas

  the Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

  Westhoff, Ben

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  Westhoff's book is widely considered one of the most accurate historic portrayals of the birth of the West Coast Rap and the icons that developed from it. Within it, he pays special attention to Tupac Shakur and Eazy-E (Eric Lynn Wright),…Read moreRead more of this annotation