Third Coast

OutKast, Timbaland, and How Hip-Hop Became a Southern Thing

Roni Sarig

Typically, more than half the top rap songs in the country are the work of Southern artists. In a world still stuck in the East/West coast paradigm of the ’90s, the simple fact is that Southern hip-hop has dominated the genre—and defined the culture—for years. Roni Sarig explains how and why.

Back in the Day

My Life and Times with Tupac Shakur

Darrin Keith Bastfield

Far from being the insolent "gangsta" the press put forth, Shakur was fiercely intelligent, fearless, and determined to make a mark.

Yes Yes Y'all

The Experience Music Project Oral History Of Hip-hop's First Decade

Charlie Ahearn

Jim Fricke

Nelson George

Documenting hip-hop's remarkable genesis for the very first time, this book tells its stories in voices that bristle with vitality, character, humor, and menace.