Michael P. Jeffries

This is an interesting book, I had the author as a professor in school. It does include a history of hip hop and it's origins, but the book is mainly a sociological study. Jeffries interviewed a number of men from the Boston area asking questions about hip hop music and culture. There are some really interesting conclusions regarding hip hop masculinity.

One star off because it is a relatively academic text. This shouldn't be discouraging, it is really quite well written and readable.