Books like That's the Joint! by Mark Anthony Neal


That’s the Joint: The Hip‑Hop Studies Reader gathers the most influential writings on rap and hip‑hop, spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism, and journalism. The volume presents hip‑hop both as a musical form and a cultural practice, charting its evolution and enduring impact on global popular culture.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Mark Anthony Neal
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

That's the Joint! by Mark Anthony Neal

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for That's the Joint! by Mark Anthony Neal are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.


Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to That's the Joint! (13 similar books)

Can't stop, won't stop by 6935850|Jeff Chang book cover

📘 Can't stop, won't stop
 by Jeff Chang

A narrative of hip‑hop’s rise from the Bronx and Kingston, tracing its cultural, social and economic impact on a generation shaped by civil‑rights aftereffects, deindustrialization and globalization.

★★★★★★★★★★ 2.0 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
When and where I enter by 9630698|Paula J. Giddings book cover

📘 When and where I enter

A comprehensive study of African‑American women’s pivotal role in shaping race and gender movements in the United States, drawing on primary sources to chronicle their struggle and triumphs across history.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Hip Hop Culture by 7461166|Emmett Price book cover

📘 Hip Hop Culture

Hip‑Hop Culture presents a scholarly yet accessible overview of the evolution of hip‑hop from its 1980s roots to its global cultural dominance, highlighting key artists, movements, and the genre’s social impact.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Book of rhymes by 4742315|Adam Bradley book cover

📘 Book of rhymes

Literary scholar Adam Bradley argues that hip‑hop artists like Jay‑Z and Eminem are indispensable pioneers of modern American poetry, revealing rap as a revolutionary poetic form.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Check it while I wreck it by 10839627|Gwendolyn D. Pough book cover

📘 Check it while I wreck it


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
The hip hop wars by 11604726|Tricia Rose book cover

📘 The hip hop wars

Tricia Rose examines the polarizing debate over hip‑hop, questioning its links to violence, sexism, and racial representation, and calls for a richer, more progressive cultural vision.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Hip hop America by 7131892|Nelson George book cover

📘 Hip hop America

From Sugar Hill to the streets of Brooklyn, Nelson George chronicles hip‑hop’s rise as a cultural, linguistic, and business force that reshapes America’s music, fashion, and social life.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Hip-Hop Revolution by 7090719|Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar book cover

📘 Hip-Hop Revolution


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Ar'N't I A Woman by 6975557|Deborah White book cover

📘 Ar'N't I A Woman


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Hip-hop Illuminati by 241190|Rebecca Scott book cover

📘 Hip-hop Illuminati


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Can't Stop Won't Stop by 12316316|Jeff Chang book cover

📘 Can't Stop Won't Stop
 by Jeff Chang


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
3 kings by 11203562|Zack O'Malley Greenburg book cover

📘 3 kings


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Rap and hip hop culture by 11947431|Fernando Orejuela book cover

📘 Rap and hip hop culture


★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Some Other Similar Books

What That Is: The Making of a Hip-Hop Consciousness by Mark Anthony Neal
Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One by Rickey Vincent
Represent: Hip Hop and the Politics of Identity by Mark Anthony Neal
The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop—and Why It Matters by Tricia Rose
Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America by Tricia Rose
That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader by Mark Anthony Neal
The Essence of Hip Hop: A Beginner's Guide to Rap and Hip Hop Culture by K. R. Hunter
Rebel Music: Race, Politics, and the New Black Pop by Gaye Theresa Johnson
Innercity Lebens: Hip Hop, Race, and Resistance in the 21st Century by Wayne J. McGregor
The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed by Shea Serrano

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!