Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

I know you can't listen to a book, but this one is so good you can almost hear it. A very in depth look at the culture and music in NY and Jamaica from the 60's onward covering urban planning, youth gang culture, the origins of dub, graffitti, and super cool interviews with tons of people like DJ Kool Herc and Africa Bambaataa, and i'm only on page 93 out of 500! I know its a whopping $29, and i've never spent that much on a book, but this one's worth it.