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Hip Hop Books

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  • 09-01-2019 11:03pm
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    KJ
    Registered Users Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭


    Are there any good autobiographies written by hip hop stars? Preferably old school hip hop. I'm almost certain Ice T has one but I've not read it.


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    evil_seed
    Registered Users Posts: 3,444 ✭✭✭evil_seed


    I tried Chuck D's one. Couldn't get into it. It hasn't aged well IMO.
    There's a great fictional one called a Hip Hop Story by Heru Ptah. Very hard to find here, in fact I think I picked it up in NY.


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    Muirshin Durkin
    Registered Users Posts: 727 ✭✭✭Muirshin Durkin


    I'm reading the beastie boys book at the amount and loving it, only came out a few months ago.


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    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,587 ✭✭✭tossy


    Muirshin Durkin wrote: »
    I'm reading the beastie boys book at the amount and loving it, only came out a few months ago.

    Same here, got it for a Christmas present and really loving it.


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    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,730 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Scarface's book is supposed to be excellent.
    RZA has one that's supposed to be good.
    Buck 65 has one, it's not really a book about hip hop, more-so a collection of short stories about him growing up and how it all intertwines with music. It's really good.
    J-Zone has an excellent book - link below.


    Blueprint has 3 books I believe, I've yet to read any of them, but they centre around the music industry.



    We have had a few threads on this over the years as well


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76121930


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=58528887


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74782442


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    KJ
    Registered Users Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭KJ


    Thanks for the suggestions. I got RZA's book and U-God's book for Christmas so looking forward to getting into them.


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    Brendan Filone
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭Brendan Filone


    'My Infamous Life' by Prodigy is a brilliant book, a real page turner. The audio book version is even more entertaining with P narrating, the sound effects, voices, etc. i think it is all up on YouTube.

    The unintentional funny parts are when Prodigy goes in depth about an altercation that almost took place. "I was about to give son a buck 50 outside the club...but then I realized McDonalds closed in 5 minutes and I didn't eat all day! Son is lucky because if a nigga wasn't starving he would have caught it!"


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