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History of Hip Hop

A guide listing books, DVDs, CDs, articles, websites and more that explore and celebrate the genre of Hip Hop and the musicians who create it.

DVDs that feature Hip Hop

Biggie and Tupac
Call number: DVD Non-Fiction ML394 .B54 2002
Bob Rizzo's Hip Hop Fuzion
Call number: DVD Non-Fiction GV1796.H56 B63 2003
Dancetime! : 500 Years of Social Dance. Volume II, 20th century
Call number: DVD Non-Fiction GV1619 .D36 2002 v.2
The Defiant Ones
Call number : DVD Non-Fiction ML385 .D44 2017
Furious Beauty
Call number: DVD Non-Fiction GV1786.V37 F87 2013
Hip Hop : Dancing in Your Chair
Call number: DVD Non-Fiction RA781 .H57 2007
Honey
Call number: DVD Fiction HONE
Honey : Rise Up and Dance
Call number : DVD Fiction HONE
Quest
Call number: DVD Fiction QUES
Stomp the Yard
Call number: DVD Fiction STOM
Style Wars
Call Number: DVD Non-Fiction GT3913 .S78 2004
Tupac : Resurrection
Call Number: DVD Non-Fiction ML420.S529 T87 2004
You Got Served
Call Number: DVD Fiction YOU
You Got Served : Take It to the Streets
Call number: DVD Fiction YOU

Videos Available Online

Ashanti : Princess of Hip Hop
Available on Films on Demand
Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identity
Available on Films on Demand
New York Hip Hop (Rock Legends, Season 10)
Available on Films on Demand
When Hip Hop Becomes Art: Revitalizing Contemporary Dance
Available on Films on Demand