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Considered one of the pioneers of Southern hip-hop, Pimp C's legacy continues to live on thanks to people like Julia Beverly, publisher and editor-in-chief of Ozone Magazine, who has penned the late and great UGK member's new biography, Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story...

“The Dirty Version” is the first biography of hip-hop superstar and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard. The book is written by ODB's right-hand man, best friend and Chambermusik family member, Buddha Monk. The book reveals the truth about the complex and talented ODB...

When photographer Peter Beste and author Lance Scott Walker set out to document the distinctive rap culture of Houston in 2004, they didn’t realize how deep the rabbit hole would take them. Nine years later, the duo surfaced with Houston Rap, a 278-page love letter to their birthplace and all things candy-coated, screwed out and grilled up...

"Raw I'mma give it to ya, with no trivia," promised U-God on "Da Mystery of Chessboxin" almost 20 years ago on the instantly iconic Enter The Wu-Tang. Though much has changed in Wu-Tang nation since then—soldiers have fallen, albums have dropped, holograms have been built—the deep-voiced lyricist has stayed true to his word, delivering harsh truths and painful revelations from

Paparazzi Princesses—the debut novel from Birdman and Lil Wayne's daughters Bria Williams and Reginae Carter—could have easily been a memoir from the young heiresses to the YMCMB empire. Most of the content is just as powdery as the title, and it's as if their co-writer Karyn Folan asked them every day, “What happened today at school...

The Mobb Deep spitter will be releasing his life's story in 2011, the same year he is expected to be released from jail...

The Roots drummer is ready to drop some knowledge with his upcoming release...

Hov will be doing from promo for the release of his upcoming memoir...

Who will save Hip-Hop now?