Collection: Music

Since launching his career at the Village Voice in the early 1980s Greg Tate has been one of the premiere critical voices on contemporary Black music, art,...

American pop music is arguably this country's greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its singular voice and virtuosity were created by a shining thread...

Unearths the queer aesthetic origins of NYC hip hop Hip Hop Heresies centers New York City as a space where vibrant queer, Black, and hip hop...

In a definitive and " excellent homage to a star who left this planet too soon" (Questlove), the life, career, tragic death, and evolution of Aaliyah...

A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland's National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography...

Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra-aka Herman Blount-was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn....

A stunningly illustrated oracle deck featuring 52 of hip-hop's most influential queens (from Lauryn Hill to Megan Thee Stallion) serving as compass points for spiritual...

Legendary wordsmith Raekwon the Chef opens up about his journey from the staircases of Park Hill in Staten Island to sold-out stadiums around the world...

Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion,...

  A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking picture book...

Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in African American music. Psychedelia...

Two longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in...

This illuminating and defining picture book biography illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Christian Robinson, tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the...

A beautiful book that brings Bob Marley's beloved song to life for a new generation: Every family will relate to this universal story of a boy...

One love, one heart, let's get together and feel all right: Adapted from one of Bob Marley's most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable...

An epic achievement and a huge delight, the entire history of popular music over the past fifty years refracted through the big genres that have...

A quick note from Shea: Hi. Here's a secret: If you send me a screenshot of you having preordered this book I'll hit you back...

Today, no matter where you are in the world, you can turn on a radio and hear the echoes and influences of Chicago house music. Do...

James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it. Simone has...