Works on Soul, Rap, and Hip-Hop

Recent Scholarship (2005)

Bego, Mark. Tina Turner: Break Every Rule. Taylor Trade Publishing
         (September, paperback ed.).

Brown, Ethan L. Queens Reigns Supreme. Knopf Publishing Group
         (November, paperback ed.).

Brown, James. I Feel Good : A Memoir of a Life of Soul. NAL
         Hardcover (January).

Bynoe, Yvonne. Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture. Greenwood
         Press (December).

Campbell, Kermit Ernest. Gettin' Our Groove on: Rhetoric, Language,
         and Literacy for the Hip Hop Generation. Wayne State University
         Press (June, paperback ed.).

Chang, Jeff. Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop
         Generation. St. Martin’s Press (February).

Cheney, Charise L. Brothers Gonna Work It out: Sexual Politics in
         the Golden Age of Rap Nationalism. New York University Press
         (August).

Cohn, Nik. Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap. Knopf
         Publishing Group (November).

Cropper, Steve. Steve Cropper - Soul Man. Hal Leonard Corporation
         (June).

Curtis, Kurt. Florida's Famous and Forgotten: An Illustrated
         Encyclopedia History of Florida's Rock, Soul and Dance Music,
         the First 30 Years: 1955-1985. Florida Media (May).

Darby, Derrick, William Irwin, and Tommie Shelby, eds. Hip-Hop and
         Philosophy: Rhyme 2 Reason (Popular Culture and Philosophy
         Series) . Open Court Publishing Company (November,
         paperback ed.).

Douglas, Tony. Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops. Routledge (June).

Dyson, Michael Eric. Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves, and Demons of
         Marvin Gaye. Basic Civitas Books (January, paperback ed.).

Edwards, Lee G. R&B/Soul Music: A Fan's View. Xlibris Corporation
         (May, paperback ed.).

Evans, Mike. Ray Charles & the Birth of Soul. Omnibus Press
         (November).

50 Cent and Kris Ex. From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in
         Southside. Simon and Schuster (August).

Forman, Murray, and Mark Anthony Neal, eds. That's the Joint! The
         Hip-Hop Studies Reader. Routledge (January).

Friedland, Ed. The R&B Bass Masters: The Way They Play. Backbeat
         Books (November).

George, Nelson. Hip Hop America. Penguin Group (May, paperback ed.).

George, Nelson. Post-Soul Nation: The Explosive, Contradictory,
         Triumphant, and Tragic 1980's as Experienced by
         African Americans (Previously Known as Blacks and
         Before That Negroes). Penguin Group (May, paperback ed.).

Goosman, Stuart L. Group Harmony: The Black Urban Roots of Rhythm
         & Blues. University of Pennsylvania Press (August).

Grossberger, Lewis. Turn That Down!: A Hysterical History of Rock,
         Roll, Pop, Soul, Punk, Funk, Rap, Grunge, Motown, Metal, Disco,
         Techno and Other Forms of Musical Aggression Over the Ages.
         Emmis Books (June, paperback ed.).

Gueraseva, Stacy. Def Jam, Inc.: Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and
         the Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Influential Hip-Hop
         Label. Random House Publishing (July).

Guralnick, Peter. Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke. Little,
         Brown and Company (October).

Hasted, Nick. The Dark Story of Eminem. Omnibus Press (September,
         2nd rev. ed.).

Hoffman, Frank, and Richard Carlin. Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and
         Hip-Hop. Facts on File (November).

Jones, Jel D. Lewis, ed. Michael Jackson, The King of Pop: An
         Anthology. Amber Communications Group (June, paperback ed.).

Keil, Charles, and Steven Feld. _Music Grooves. Wheatmark
         Incorporated (February, paperback ed.).

Kempton, Arthur. Boogaloo : The Quintessence of American Popular
         Music. University of Michigan Press (July, paperback ed.).

Kitwana, Bakari. Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wangstas, Wiggers,
         Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America. Basic
         Civitas Books (May).

Lodder, Steve. Stevie Wonder: A Musical Guide to the Classic Albums.
         Backbeat Books (March, paperback ed.).

Marley, Rita, and Hettie Jones. No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob
         Marley. Hyperion Press (January, paperback ed.).

Miyakawa, Felicia M. Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message,
         and Black Muslim Mission (Profiles in Popular Music Series).
         Indiana University Press (June).

Palmer, Tamara. Country Fried Soul: Adventures in Dirty South
         Hip-Hop. Backbeat Books (April).

Perkinson, James W. Shamanism, Racism, and Hip Hop Culture: Essays
         on White Supremacy And Black Subversion. Palgrave McMillan
         (June).

Perry, Imani. Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in
         Hip-Hop. Duke University Press (January).

Posner, Gerald L. Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power. Random
         House (October, paperback ed.).

Ro, Ronin. Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.
         M. C. and Jam Master May. HarperCollins (October).

Wallace, Voletta. Biggie: Voletta Wallace Remembers Her Son,
         Christopher Wallace, AKA Notorious B. I. G. Simon and
         Schuster (October).

Watkins, S. Craig. Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Popular Culture,
         and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement. Beacon
         Press (August).

Weheliye, Alexander G. Phonographies: Grooves in Sonic
         Afro-Modernity. Duke University Press (June).

Werner, Craig. Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin,
         Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul.
         Crown Publishing (March, paperback ed.).

Wesley, Fred. Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman. Duke
         University Press, (April, paperback ed.).

Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B & Hip-Hop Hits.
         Watson-Guptill Publications (November).