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Rise Up

The inspiring true story of the meteoric rise of #Merky – and how to achieve your own success

by Stormzy ...

Narrated by Stormzy, Akua Agyemfra, Rachel Campbell, DJ TiiNY, Ayesha Lorde Dunn, Kaylum Dennis, Alec Boateng/Twin B, Fraser T. Smith, Austin Daboh, Trevor A. Williams0, Jude Yawson1, Manon Grandjean2, Tobe Onwuka3 ...

Unabridged

4 hours 50 min

Brought to you by Penguin.THE #MERKY STORY SO FAREdited and co-written by Jude YawsonContributions by Team #Merky'It's been a long time coming, I swear...'In four years Stormzy has risen from one of the most promising musicians of his generation to a spokesperson for a generation. Rise Up is the story of how he got there. It's a story about faith and the ideas worth ... ... Read more

$14.97 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.THE #MERKY STORY SO FAREdited and co-written by Jude YawsonContributions by Team #Merky'It's been a long time coming, I swear...'In four years Stormzy has risen from one of the most promising musicians of his generation to a spokesperson for a generation. Rise Up is the story of how he got there. It's a story about faith and the ideas worth ...
... Read more
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Cardio Hip-Hop: Volume 3

Team Sweat

by Antonio Smith ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Series series Team Sweat
Unabridged

56 min

Smith Show Media presents Cardio Hip-Hop: Volume 3 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout. ... Read more

$12.62 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Smith Show Media presents Cardio Hip-Hop: Volume 3 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout.
... Read more
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Are You Good with God?

by D A Horton ...

Narrated by Brandon Bell ...

Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

The gospel according to hip hop. Yeah, that’s a thing.Christian ideas often show up in hip hop music. Biblical themes and even Jesus Himself appear in the lyrics. But beneath all the God-talk, can a true gospel message be found?Pastor D. A. Horton (aka hip hop artist Azriel) says yes. And he wants you to know the gospel message is deep . . . powerful . . . theological . . . and surprisingly simple ... Read more

$7.57 CAD

The gospel according to hip hop. Yeah, that’s a thing.Christian ideas often show up in hip hop music. Biblical themes and even Jesus Himself appear in the lyrics. But beneath all the God-talk, can a true gospel message be found?Pastor D. A. Horton (aka hip hop artist Azriel) says yes. And he wants you to know the gospel message is deep . . . powerful . . . theological . . . and surprisingly simple
... Read more
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Changes

An Oral History of Tupac Shakur

by Sheldon Pearce ...

Narrated by Ashton Grooms, Aden Hakimi, Cary Hite, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, Robin Miles, Leon Nixon, Fred Sanders, Jackie Sanders, Heather Alicia Simms, Pete Simonelli, Landon Woodson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

A New Yorker writer’s intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur’s life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur’s single “Changes” became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the murder of George Floyd. The song became so popular, in fact, it was vaulted back onto the iTunes charts more than ... Read more

$24.29 CAD

A New Yorker writer’s intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur’s life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur’s single “Changes” became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the murder of George Floyd. The song became so popular, in fact, it was vaulted back onto the iTunes charts more than
... Read more
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Как читать рэп

by Пол Эдвардс ...

Narrated by Олег Булгак ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

Вы узнаете, как сделать, чтобы все приходили в восторг от вашего флоу; где брать идеи и как доносить их до слушателей; как писать цепляющие тексты и качественно рифмовать; как правильно дышать и держать темп; как выступать вживую, раскачивать зал, работать с группой и не совершать распространенных ошибок. Вас ждет детальный разбор создания песен — от идеи до ее воплощения на сцене или в студии. ... Read more

$6.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Вы узнаете, как сделать, чтобы все приходили в восторг от вашего флоу; где брать идеи и как доносить их до слушателей; как писать цепляющие тексты и качественно рифмовать; как правильно дышать и держать темп; как выступать вживую, раскачивать зал, работать с группой и не совершать распространенных ошибок. Вас ждет детальный разбор создания песен — от идеи до ее воплощения на сцене или в студии.
... Read more
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I Am Restored

How I Lost My Religion but Found My Faith

by Lecrae Moore ...

Narrated by LeCrae ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

Includes a bonus track featuring Lecrae's song "Still"!When the challenges you've faced threaten to destroy your life, how do you find your way back to the truths you thought you believed?I Am Restored tells the untold story of how Lecrae's past nearly ruined his future--until he learned that the wounds we carry can have the potential to be unlikely guides to healing and freedom for ourselves and ... Read more

$24.29 CAD

Includes a bonus track featuring Lecrae's song "Still"!When the challenges you've faced threaten to destroy your life, how do you find your way back to the truths you thought you believed?I Am Restored tells the untold story of how Lecrae's past nearly ruined his future--until he learned that the wounds we carry can have the potential to be unlikely guides to healing and freedom for ourselves and
... Read more
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Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah

by Kathy Iandoli ...

Narrated by Kathy Iandoli, Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

**In a definitive and “excellent homage to a star who left this planet too soon” (Questlove), the life, career, tragic death, and evolution of Aaliyah into a music legend are explored—**now updated with new material featuring in-depth research and exclusive interviews.By twenty-two years old, Aaliyah had already accomplished a staggering amount: hit records, acclaimed acting roles, and fame that ... Read more

$31.49 CAD

**In a definitive and “excellent homage to a star who left this planet too soon” (Questlove), the life, career, tragic death, and evolution of Aaliyah into a music legend are explored—**now updated with new material featuring in-depth research and exclusive interviews.By twenty-two years old, Aaliyah had already accomplished a staggering amount: hit records, acclaimed acting roles, and fame that
... Read more
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Bring That Beat Back

How Sampling Built Hip-Hop

by Nate Patrin ...

Narrated by David Sadzin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 41 min

Sampling—incorporating found sound and manipulating it into another form entirely—has done more than any musical movement in the twentieth century to maintain a continuum of popular music as a living document and, in the process, has become one of the most successful (and commercial) strains of postmodern art. Bring That Beat Back traces the development of this transformative pop-cultural practice ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

Sampling—incorporating found sound and manipulating it into another form entirely—has done more than any musical movement in the twentieth century to maintain a continuum of popular music as a living document and, in the process, has become one of the most successful (and commercial) strains of postmodern art. Bring That Beat Back traces the development of this transformative pop-cultural practice
... Read more
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The Ballad of Teena Marie

Life, Music, and Soul Across the American Color Line

by Joshua Gamson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

The improbable rise of Teena Marie, the white queen of soul who without ever being accused of cultural appropriation, defied genre, transcended race, and left a catalogue of music that is still adored today.This book unravels the enduring mystery of Teena Marie—a once-in-a-generation R&B and soul powerhouse who defied every expectation placed on her. A white artist who found her true home in Black ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

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The improbable rise of Teena Marie, the white queen of soul who without ever being accused of cultural appropriation, defied genre, transcended race, and left a catalogue of music that is still adored today.This book unravels the enduring mystery of Teena Marie—a once-in-a-generation R&B and soul powerhouse who defied every expectation placed on her. A white artist who found her true home in Black
... Read more
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Guide to Underground American Rap, A: Inside the Hidden Scenes, DIY Hustle, and Raw Voices Reshaping Hip-Hop

by Adrian Cole ...

Narrated by Adrian Cole ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

Escape algorithmic playlists and uncover the gritty DIY hustle fueling authentic underground hip-hop. Whether you are powering through a long commute or settling in for a focused deep listening session, this high-energy journey takes you far beyond major label machinery. Step into the dive venues, bedroom studios, and crowded open mics where the true sound of American rap is being reinvented daily ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Escape algorithmic playlists and uncover the gritty DIY hustle fueling authentic underground hip-hop. Whether you are powering through a long commute or settling in for a focused deep listening session, this high-energy journey takes you far beyond major label machinery. Step into the dive venues, bedroom studios, and crowded open mics where the true sound of American rap is being reinvented daily
... Read more
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Brief History of Hip Hop, A: How a Street Culture Conquered the World

by Marcus Ellwood ...

Narrated by Marcus Ellwood ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Experience the electrifying musical history of how grassroots urban resistance birthed a global cultural revolution. Born in the neglected neighborhoods of the 1970s South Bronx, this underground movement transformed abandoned buildings into laboratories for a radically new sound. Discover the pioneers who forged rhythms of survival into a definitive voice for the marginalized.Whether you are ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Experience the electrifying musical history of how grassroots urban resistance birthed a global cultural revolution. Born in the neglected neighborhoods of the 1970s South Bronx, this underground movement transformed abandoned buildings into laboratories for a radically new sound. Discover the pioneers who forged rhythms of survival into a definitive voice for the marginalized.Whether you are
... Read more
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Original Gangstas

The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

by Ben Westhoff ...

Narrated by J. D. Jackson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 17 min

"Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." -- Kirkus, starred reviewA monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur.Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality, ... Read more

$37.79 CAD

"Raw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era." -- Kirkus, starred reviewA monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur.Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality,
... Read more
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Hip-Hop Heat: Volume 2

Team Sweat

by Antonio Smith ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Series series Team Sweat
Unabridged

35 min

Smith Show Media presents Hip-Hop Heat: Volume 2 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout. ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Smith Show Media presents Hip-Hop Heat: Volume 2 written by Antonio Smith. This collection of fitness music is perfectly mixed, set at just the right pace to help you perform a high-energy, body-moving workout.
... Read more
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Gangstaism The Way of Thug Life

Street Chronicles

by Brenda Slocum ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

This rich exploration plunges into urban "Gangstaism," a spiritual movement from hip-hop's crucible. It examines the psyche of the streets, where hip-hop's beats and rhymes forge identities. Tracing hip-hop's lineage, the narrative posits rappers as modern-day prophets, spinning urban trials into spiritual dogma. The text dances through a soundscape of cultural defiance, framing music as a conduit ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This rich exploration plunges into urban "Gangstaism," a spiritual movement from hip-hop's crucible. It examines the psyche of the streets, where hip-hop's beats and rhymes forge identities. Tracing hip-hop's lineage, the narrative posits rappers as modern-day prophets, spinning urban trials into spiritual dogma. The text dances through a soundscape of cultural defiance, framing music as a conduit
... Read more
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Hurricanes

A Memoir

by Rick Ross, Neil Martinez-Belkin ...

Narrated by Guy Lockard ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

“A gripping journey.”—PeopleThe highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami’s crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame.Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music industry, but few people know his full story. Now, for the first time, Ross offers a vivid, dramatic and unexpectedly candid account of his ... Read more

$26.09 CAD

“A gripping journey.”—PeopleThe highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami’s crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame.Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music industry, but few people know his full story. Now, for the first time, Ross offers a vivid, dramatic and unexpectedly candid account of his
... Read more
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God Save the Queens

The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop

by Kathy Iandoli ...

Narrated by Kathy Iandoli, Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hop’s female pioneers and its enduring stars.Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop to Shea Serrano’s The Rap Yearbook, focuses primarily on men, glaringly omitting a thorough and respectful examination of the presence and contribution of the genre’s ... Read more

$33.29 CAD

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hop’s female pioneers and its enduring stars.Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop to Shea Serrano’s The Rap Yearbook, focuses primarily on men, glaringly omitting a thorough and respectful examination of the presence and contribution of the genre’s
... Read more
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IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD

by Russ ...

Narrated by Russ ...

Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

Performed by Russ with his musicfeatured throughout.Instant National Bestseller! Wall Street Journal bestseller; USA Today bestseller; Publishers Weekly bestseller; international bestseller.An inspirational book by self-made musical superstar, Russ, reminding you that it starts with YOU, to believe in yourself, and to get out of your own way.Twenty-seven-year-old rapper, songwriter,... ... Read more

$17.09 CAD

Performed by Russ with his musicfeatured throughout.Instant National Bestseller! Wall Street Journal bestseller; USA Today bestseller; Publishers Weekly bestseller; international bestseller.An inspirational book by self-made musical superstar, Russ, reminding you that it starts with YOU, to believe in yourself, and to get out of your own way.Twenty-seven-year-old rapper, songwriter,...
... Read more
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This Bright Future

A Memoir

by Bobby Hall ...

Narrated by Bobby Hall ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

The instant New York Times bestseller and “inspiring and vulnerable” (Trevor Noah) memoir from Bobby Hall, the multiplatinum recording artist known as Logic and the #1 bestselling author of Supermarket.This Bright Future is a raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist of our ... Read more

$31.49 CAD

The instant New York Times bestseller and “inspiring and vulnerable” (Trevor Noah) memoir from Bobby Hall, the multiplatinum recording artist known as Logic and the #1 bestselling author of Supermarket.This Bright Future is a raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist of our
... Read more
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The Butterfly Effect

How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America

by Marcus J. Moore ...

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

This “smart, confident, and necessary” (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America—perfect for fans of Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s Empire State of Mind.Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.The ... Read more

$32.39 CAD

This “smart, confident, and necessary” (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America—perfect for fans of Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s Empire State of Mind.Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game.The
... Read more
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The Hip-Hop MBA

What the Empires, Moguls, and Business of Rap Can Teach the World

by Nels Abbey ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

The Hip-Hop MBA: What the Empires, Moguls, and Business of Rap Can Teach the World by Nels Abbey is a forthcoming title from Henry Holt and Company. ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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The Hip-Hop MBA: What the Empires, Moguls, and Business of Rap Can Teach the World by Nels Abbey is a forthcoming title from Henry Holt and Company.
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Rapthology

Lessons in Life and Lyrics – The inspiring book from the music legend, Wretch 32

by Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32 ...

Narrated by Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history.What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a ... Read more

$21.62 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history.What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a
... Read more
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Adversity for Sale

Ya Gotta Believe

by Jeezy ...

Narrated by Jay Jenkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Read by the author.NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERTo Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous with hustle, grit, and the integrity to go out there and achieve your dreams. In his first book, Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe, Jeezy shares never heard stories of what it took for him to beat the odds and get out of the streets, his mindset he carefully honed to get an edge ... Read more

$31.49 CAD

Read by the author.NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERTo Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous with hustle, grit, and the integrity to go out there and achieve your dreams. In his first book, Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe, Jeezy shares never heard stories of what it took for him to beat the odds and get out of the streets, his mindset he carefully honed to get an edge
... Read more
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Dilla Time

The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

by Dan Charnas ...

Narrated by Dan Charnas ...

Unabridged

14 hours 52 min

This program contains examples of J Dilla's music performed in the studio by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps, photos, guides, and more."This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius.” —QUESTLOVEEqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical ge... ... Read more

$39.59 CAD

This program contains examples of J Dilla's music performed in the studio by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps, photos, guides, and more."This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius.” —QUESTLOVEEqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical ge...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Gospel According to DMX

(Foreword by Rakim)

by DMX ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

A posthumous book from hip-hop legend DMX that brings readers into the heart of his faith—a raw, redemptive collection of prayers and never-before-seen spiritual writings revealing the struggle and hope behind one of music’s most uncompromising voices. Authorized by the Estate of Earl “DMX” Simmons and carefully curated by co-administrators Desiree Lindstrom and Sasha Simmons, and featuring a ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

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A posthumous book from hip-hop legend DMX that brings readers into the heart of his faith—a raw, redemptive collection of prayers and never-before-seen spiritual writings revealing the struggle and hope behind one of music’s most uncompromising voices. Authorized by the Estate of Earl “DMX” Simmons and carefully curated by co-administrators Desiree Lindstrom and Sasha Simmons, and featuring a
... Read more

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