Related websites
Early rappers
Hop hop music - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music
List of hip hop albums considered to be influential - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hi ... nfluential (I used this list to start this page)
Books
- Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
- Decoded by Jay-Z
- The book consists of lyrics "decoded," where Jay-Z explains both where the song ideas came from and the way all the lyrics are connected to each other, as well as portions of his real-world story
- The Rap Year Book
- A list of the songs they cover:
- 1979 - "Rapper's Delight" The Sugarhill Gang
- 1980 - "The Breaks" Kurtis Blow
- 1981 - "Jazzy Sensation" Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy Five
- 1982 - "The Message" Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- 1983 - "Sucker M.C.'s" Run-DMC
- 1984 - 'Friends" VVhodini
- 1985 - "La Di Da Di" Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
- 1986 - '6 in the Mornin"' Ice-T
- 1987 - 'Paid in Full" Eric B. and Rakim
- 1988 - "Straight Outta Compton" N.W.A
- 1989 - 'Fight the Power" Public Enemy
- 1990 - "Bonita Applebum" A Tribe Called Quest
- 1991 - "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" Geto Boys
- 1992 - "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Dr. Dre, featuring Snoop Dogg
- 1993 - "C.R.E.A.M." Wu-Tang Clan
- 1994 - "Juicy" The Notorious B.I.G.
- 1995 - 'Dear Mama" Tupac
- 1996 - "California Love" Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
- 1997 - "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" Puff Daddy, featuring Mase
- 1998 - "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" DMX
- 1999 - "My Name Is" Eminem
- 2000 - 'Big Pimpin"' Jay Z, featuring UGK
- 2001 - "Takeover" vs. "Ether" Jay Z vs. Nas
- 2002 - "Grindin"' The Clipse
- 2003 - 'In Da Club" 50 Cent
- 2004 - "Still Tippin"' Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall
- 2005 - "Gold Digger" Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
- 2006 - Hustlin"' Rick Ross
- 2007 - "International Players Anthem" UGK, featuring Outkast
- 2008 - "A Milli" Lil Wayne
- 2009 - 'Best I Ever Had" Drake
- 2010 - "Monster" Kanye West, featuring Rick Ross, Jay Z, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj
- 2011 - "Niggas in Paris" Jay Z and Kanye West
- 2012 - "Same Love" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
- 2013 - "Control" Big Sean, featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica
- 2014 - "Lifestyle" Rich Gang, featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan