10 Hip-Hop Authors
As Hip-Hop continues to grow and expand it’s reach beyond music, it seems as if more and more rappers are adding the title “author” to their resumes.
Just this week Common released his book, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, adding to a list of rappers like Jay-Z, Malice, T.I. and Nas, who have either released books or signed book deals in the last 12 months.
Hit the next pages to view our list of Hip-Hop rappers that have put down the mic to pen books.
T.I., Power & Beauty (Coming October 2011)
Common, One Day It’ll All Make Sense (September 2011)
Jay-Z, Decoded (November 2010)
Malice, Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind & Naked (February 2011)
Prodigy, My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy (April 2011)
C-Murder, Death Around The Corner (January 2007)
Ghostface Killah, Cell Block Z (July 2009)
DMX, E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX (October 2003)
Snoop Dogg, Tha Doggfather: The Times, Trials, And Hardcore Truths Of Snoop Dogg (November 2000)
Russell Simmons, Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God
*Russell isn’t a rapper but he’s close enough.*
Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God
