Hip hop
Here are some suggestions for your Summer Book Bingo NW 2023 category: Hip hop. All annotations from NoveList, Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, Library Journal and publisher's copy.
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The Darkest Hearts
Worlds collide when a rap star’s manager and a vigilante both have a beef with the same business mogul. Fiction.
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The Motherlode
Accompanied by vibrant illustrations, this book profiles more than 100 women in rap, including pioneers like Roxanne Shante, and game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process. Nonfiction.
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God Save the Queens
Iandoli explores the role of women in hip-hop from its inception in the early 1970s up to the present in this insightful music history. Nonfiction.
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Let Me Hear A Rhyme
After their friend Steph is murdered, Quadir, Jarrell, and Steph's sister Jasmine promote his music under a new rap name, the Architect, but when his demo catches a music label rep's attention, the trio must prove his talent from beyond the grave. Fiction.
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Niya
Hip hop artist Niya is just coming to terms with being a lesbian when she falls for her straight neighbor Jamilla, but when Jamilla starts to succumb to the sexual tension between them, the two embark on the road to self-discovery together. Fiction.
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This Life
The first novel by KunQuest, an artist and inmate at the Louisiana State Prison in Angola since 1996. An effective philosophical novel that uses hip-hop to tell a story of prison life and how rhyme can lead to redemption. Fiction.
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Blowin' up
In Blowin' Up, Jooyoung Lee takes us deep inside Project Blowed, a legendary hip hop open-mic workshop, and the surrounding music industry, offering an unparalleled look at hip hop in the making. Nonfiction
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Promise That You Will Sing About Me
Pop culture critic Lewis offers an insightful deep dive into the mind of Pulitzer-winning hip-hop artist and producer Kendrick Lamar, “a master of remaining in the moment.” Nonfiction.
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American Royalty
An audacious American rapper charms the pants off a conservative British prince in Livesay’s refreshing romance. Fiction.
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She Begat This
The award-winning author of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost presents a revelatory exploration of the life of Lauryn Hill, her history-shaping 1998 solo album and her remarkable artistic legacy. Nonfiction.
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