Books

Chuck D and Yusuf Jah, Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality. New York: Delacorte Press, 1997. This is the autobiography of Chuck D, the creative force behind Public Enemy. It gives readers insight into his ideology as well as what it was like to be part of a group that broke down quite a few barriers in the world of popular music.

Sach Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Chairman Mao, Gabriel Alvarez, Theodore Alosius Bawno, Brent Rollins, Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. New York: Griffin Trade Paperback, 1999. This book is a really entertaining collection of items from the nowdefunct rap magazine Ego Trip. It contains millions of wellknown facts as well as virtually unknown facts compiled in lists—some of which are really funny.

Alan Light, ed., The Vibe History of Hip Hop. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999. This is a...