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"Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all...
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In the aftermath of 9/11, high school sophomore Omid grapples with finding the right words to connect with his grandfather, embrace his Iranian heritage, and express his feelings towards a girl, until he immerses himself in the rhymes and rhythms of rap music and finds his voice.
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"The son of a hustler, ... Power has followed in his family's footsteps and made a name for himself as one of the most respected hustlers on the streets of [Queensboro]. Along with his best friend and partner Kane, [he] create a super group that sets out to take the streets and hip-hop world by storm. But soon Power finds himself in the middle of a love triangle gone wrong with a label owner and his lead singer Egypt, which threatens the freedom and...
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"This is the debut novel by Quntos KunQuest, a longtime inmate at Angola, the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary. This marks the appearance of a bold, distinctive new voice, one deeply inflected by hiphop, that delves into the meaning of a life spent behind bars, the human bonds formed therein, and the poetry that even those in the most dire places can create. Lil Chris is just nineteen when he arrives at Angola as an AU-an admitting unit, a fresh...
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Eric "Hustle" Samson, a smart and street-wise seventeen-year-old dropout from Harlem, aspires to rap stardom, a dream he naively believes is about to come true. Hustle's personal Harlem was sorely in need of a renaissance. For him, it was the place where a scared kid named Eric Samson had been ditched by druggy parents and dismissed by frustrated teachers. Abandoned to the streets to raise himself, Eric Samson knows life won't be easy, beginning...
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"Three Brooklyn teens [...] plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive. Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn't mean that Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their best friend Steph's music lie forgotten under his bed after he's murdered -- not when his rhymes could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a party. With the help of Steph's younger sister Jasmine, they come up...
9) Hip hop dog
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A neglected dog finds his purpose through rapping and rhyming.
11) 3 kids dreamin'
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The story, told in rap, of three friends who find a place where their music is appreciated.
12) Desire
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"Life is all about choices and survival, even if it means selling your soul. After doing a rough 12 month bid, all urban beauty Desire could think about was her love of money. Determined to gain the riches of the world but vowing to never see the inside of a jail cell again, she follows all the rules of her probation, plans to start her own business and even finds herself in church every Sunday. When her business plan is rejected, the pressure becomes...
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Fifteen-year-old Tory Tyson dreams of producing hip hop records, and as he rapidly begins to experience success doing just that, he finds that he must make choices between the way he has been raised by his single, God-fearing mother and the folks he meets in the music world.
14) Perra brava
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En el Monterrey de los narcos, el reggaeton y el hip hop, ella es una joven universitaria más pero también una reina entre las de su clase, la novia de un jefe de sicarios del narcotráfico, al que sirve como su esclava. Fernanda le profesa a Julio un amor incondicional que no es solo sumiso sino también miserable y babeante, tan violento como el trato que él le propina y tan inquebrantable como el terror con el que ella vive.
In Monterrey, territory...
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"Drako is back to finish what he started! Now with his own label, Reality Records, up and running and a few won't-back-down soldiers behind it, nothing can stop him. He still has his list of white collar schemes to be carried out, as well as his knack for staying under the radar. Meanwhile, Wiz is up to his neck in hip-hop scandals. Now with even more beautiful vixens, fast cars and jewels, the media and Feds are watching his every move. Wiz is definitely...
16) In harmony
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Nyah Monroe has a secret. Double bassist for the philharmonic by day, by night she's Queen Roe--an underground DJ with a growing following. When Tommy "Boombox" Mills offers his rep and experience in exchange for her underground cred, she agrees. She knows what she wants out of her DJ career, and she's not about to let some slick agent tell her different. A powerhouse agent, Tommy knows the scene, and Queen Roe is on fire. Beautiful, sexy and talented,...
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After spending nearly a decade behind bars, Drako finally has something to smile about. His mentor, Toney Domacio, had taught him the workings of the underworld, and Drako was primed to take advantage. Along with his girlfriend Diamond, a new home, flashy cars and millions being thrown his way from his longtime friend and Red Rum Records CEO, Wiz, most people would be content. But Drako still wasn't satisfied. In his mind, he deserved everything that...
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