For further research on hip-hop, we recommend the following books for people who are interested:

• “Somebody Scream! Rap Music’s Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power” by Marcus Reeves
• “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-hop Generation” by Jeff Chang

 

1. Belcher, Nicole. Hip Hope and the Civil Rights Movement: the Dotted Line. California: 2007.
2. BillyJam. “Hip-Hop Author Marcus Reeves Discusses “Somebody Scream! Rap Music’s Rise To Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power” Hip-Hop Author Marcus Reeves Discusses “Somebody Scream! Rap Music’s Rise To Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power” at the Amoeblog. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2014.
3. BronxNet. “The History Of The South Bronx (New York City).”TheBX.net • History Of The South Bronx (New York City). N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2014.
4. Chang, Jeff. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-hop Generation. New York: St. Martin’s, 2005. Print.
5. Collins, Patricia Hill. From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 2006. Print.
6. Dhaliwal, Rishma. “Hip Hop And The Black Social Movements In America – I Am Hip-Hop Magazine.” I Am HipHop Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014.
7. Johnson, Ollie A., and Karin L. Stanford. Black Political Organizations In The Post-Civil Rights Era. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2002. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 7 May 2014.
8. Laurence, Rebecca. “40 Years on from the Party Where Hip Hop Was Born.”BBC Culture. BBC Culture, 09 Aug. 2013. Web. 06 May 2014.
9. Reeves, Marcus. Somebody Scream!: Rap Music’s Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power. New York: Faber and Faber, 2008. Print.
10. Spady, James. Mapping And Re-Membering Hip Hop History, Hiphopography And African Diasporic History. Western Journal Of Black Studies37.2 (2013): 126-157. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 May 2014.
11. Swanson, Abbie F. “The South Bronx: Where Hip-Hop Was Born.” WNYC News. WNYC, 02 Aug. 2010. Web. 07 May 2014.
12. “‘Hip-Hop Is the Most Important Youth Culture on the Planet'” Time. Time Inc., 22 Sept. 2000. Web. 07 May 2014.
13. “Gangsta Rap – What Is Gangsta Rap”. Rap.about.com. 2009-10-31.
14. 5:27 p.m. ET (2004-08-02). “The ’80s were golden age of hip-hop – RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC- msnbc.com”. MSNBC.
15. Cobb, Jelani William, 2007, To the Break of Dawn, NYU Press, p. 47.
16. Scott Mervis, “From Kool Herc to 50 Cent, the story of rap – so far”, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 15, 2004.
17. Dyson, Michael Eric, 2007, Know What I Mean? : Reflections on Hip-Hop, Basic Civitas Books, p. 6.
18. “DJ Kool Herc.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 May 2014. Web. 20 May 2014.
19. G, John. “Kool Herc.” OldSchoolHipHopCom. OldSchoolHipHopCom, n.d. Web. 21 May 2014.
20. Orange, Karim. “Afrika Bambaataa: The History of The Universal Zulu Nation, Hip-Hop, Culture and Electro Funk.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 06 Nov. 2013. Web. 21 May 2014.
21. Simon & Schuster. “Afrika Bambaataa Biography.” Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone, 2001. Web. 20 May 2014.
22. Ghetto Brothers NYC. “Ghetto Brothers NYC – About The Ghetto Brothers.” Ghetto Brothers NYC – About The Ghetto Brothers. CRMEDIA, n.d. Web. 14 May 2014.
23. Vanessa. “The Ghetto Brothers: Lost Legends of Rock’n’Roll.” MessyNessy Chic. MessyNessy, 4 July 2013. Web. 14 May 2014.

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