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The Meaning of Mariah Carey
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Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
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Moonwalk: A Memoir
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Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days
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You are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes
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The Story Of Motown
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It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him
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Decoded
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Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story
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Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest (American Music Series)
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Creative Quest
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Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation
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Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius
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My Life with Earth, Wind, & Fire
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
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Born for This: My Story in Music
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Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped
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The Beautiful Ones
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The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince
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Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next
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Let Love Rule
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Smokey Robinson: Grateful and Blessed, Words + Music
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Doctors of Rhythm Lib/E: Hip Hop's Greatest Producers Speak
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Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye
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Unbreak My Heart
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Jay-Z: Made in America
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After the Dance: My Life With Marvin Gaye
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The Emperor of Sound: A Memoir
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12 Notes: On Life and Creativity
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May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
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The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: The Life And Music Of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson
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Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
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Motown: The Sound Of Young America
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The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal
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Come and Get These Memories: The Story of Holland-Dozier-Holland
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When I Left Home: My Story
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Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth
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More Myself: A Journey
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Will
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Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story
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My Country: The African Diaspora's Country Music Heritage
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Hidden in the Mix: The African American Presence in Country Music
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Slash
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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story
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Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers"
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King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era
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Scott Joplin: The Life and Legacy of the King of Ragtime
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Dancing to a Black Man's Tune: A Life of Scott Joplin (Missouri Biography Series)
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Temptations
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Every Little Step: My Story
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Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
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Hurricanes: A Memoir
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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
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Tupac Shakur : Holler If You Hear Me
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Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye
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Know What I Mean? Reflections On Hip Hop
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Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic
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From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan
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E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX – A Candid Story of Struggle, Addiction, and Triumph
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Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin
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A Sick Life: TLC 'n Me: Stories from On and Off the Stage
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Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
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From the Streets of Shaolin: The Wu-Tang Saga
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Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang
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The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
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African American Music: An Introduction
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Ain't Too Proud To Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of The Temptations
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Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography
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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song
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Who's That Girl?
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Life's Too Short: A Memoir
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Didn't We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
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Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap
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My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future
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Hip-Hop Is History
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Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions (American Music Series)
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Truly: An Inspirational Journey Through the Life of a Musical Legend
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