What books on hip hop have you read ? ?

[Tommy Gibbs]

Born To Use Mics:naswon:

that book was horrible. Dyson just took a bunch of articles and put them together.

 

[LiveFromLondon]

From pieces to weight

 

[Dontay Flaco]

I recently got MF GRIMM's book, I haven't started yet tho.

 

[Razor Reader]

My infamous life

I think that’s the only one lol

Yeah I heard that audiobook about 5 years ago. It was really good a lot of dry snitching but still really good. I was a huge mobb deep fan as a teen. I was sad to see Prodigy pass.

 

[Razor Reader]

I recently got MF GRIMM's book, I haven't started yet tho.

Since when did MF Grimm write a book? Please post a link if you have.

 

[Razor Reader]

From pieces to weight

Is it worth a read ?

 

[Razor Reader]

I liked and read Born to Use Mics
Queens Reigns Supreme (insdie info on 50 cent's mother and Supreme drug organization and relation to Irv Gotti and Beef plus insight on Jamaster J death, and Jimmy Henchmen and Pac.)
Literraly should be thread and documentary on this book)

Oh yeah Queen's reign supreme I read that years ago. It wasn't bad with the white dude who wrote the book was a little suspect in my opinion. I don't think he was objective as he should have been with talking about the Five Percenters.

 

[Dontay Flaco]

Since when did MF Grimm write a book? Please post a link if you have.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I recently got MF GRIMM's book, I haven't started yet tho.

I didn't know Grimm had a book.

 

[Kaydigi]

Prodigy - My Infamous Life
Wu-Tang Manual

I need to pick up the Tao Rza book.

 

[Razor Reader]

Books I've read....
From pieces to weight - 50 CENT
Def Ja, Inc - Stacy Gueraseva
The dirty version - Odb
E.A.R.L - Dmx
Original Gansta - Ben Westhoff
Dirty South - Ben Westhoff
Crack Rap & Murder - Seth Ferranti
Have Gun Will Travel - Ronin Ro
Empire State Of Mind - Zach O'Malley
Cant Stop Wont Stop - Jeff Chang
Labyrinth - Randall Sullivan
Attitude - Ice Cube
The Big Payback - Dan Charnas
Murder Rap - Greg Kading
The Hip Hop Years - Alex Ogg
The Way I Am - Eminem

Books i have. just not got round to reading yet....
Born to use Mics - Michael Eric Dyson
Welcome To Death Row - S.Leigh Savidge
Enter the Wu-Tang - Alan Page
Nuthin But a "G" Thang - Eithne Quinn

How was rap crack and murder ?
Seth Ferranti strikes as really suspect.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

i can't post all the books I have but if you're into hip hop history and how classic albums were made you should peep:

Rakim Told me
Check the Technique
check the technique vol 2

J Zone has a great autobiography that's hilarious. The Def Jam biography is very informative. Touches on a fight between Rakim and LL almost happening and Jam Master Jay about to get into with Slick Rick. The Public Enemy bios are great. Flavor Flav's autobiography is dope and a few books Chuck has written. Books about the south and west's role in hip hop are dope too. That Greg Kading book is a bunch of bs. I have shyt and you can file it under fiction along with Prodigy's autobiography. 2 interesting autobiographies were written by Biggie and Eminem mothers. Voletta Wallace still has a resentment toward's Puffy and Suge getting her son and Afeni's son into beef because they couldn't handle their business outside of them.

 

[Asicz]

Is it worth a read ?

Yes.

 

[Asicz]

Oh yeah Queen's reign supreme I read that years ago. It wasn't bad with the white dude who wrote the book was a little suspect in my opinion. I don't think he was objective as he should have been with talking about the Five Percenters.

Imo You should read a book or college level English text book that includes critical thinking before you read all these Rap books.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Violent J "behind the paint" is the best rap book ever