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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop GenerationCan't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang
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Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the BronxRandom Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
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In the South Bronx of AmericaIn the South Bronx of America by Mel Rosenthal
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A Place to StandA Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca
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DrownDrown by Junot Díaz
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New YorkThe Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
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MilesMiles by Miles Davis
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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc JockeyLast Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey by Bill Brewster
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Down These Mean StreetsDown These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas
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The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
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