Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (2006)
This book tells the story of hip-hop masterfully. You can't do without this award-winning book if you're interested in contemporary culture, hip-hip history, or Black history.
Brian Coleman, Check the Technique (2007)
Hip-hop junkies will love this compilation of behind-the-scenes interviews of author Brian Coleman's list of 36 classic hip-hop albums.