Hip Hop books and Web Pages

These are a few recommendations if you would like to find out more about the origins of hip hop music and the history of hip hop:
Alvarez, Gabriel (1999) Chariman Mao, Sacha Jenkins, Brent Rollins and Elliott Wilson, Ego Trip’s Book of Rap Lists St. Martin’s Griffin.
Austin, Joe (2001) Taking the Train: How Graffiti Art became an Urban Crisis in New York City New York: Columbia University Press.
Bradley, Adam (2009) Book of Rhymes: the Poetics of Hip-Hop Basic Civitas Books.
Coleman, Brian (2007) Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies London: Random House.
Edwards, Paul (2010) How to Rap: The Art and Science of Hip-Hop MC Chicago: Chicago Review Press.
Fresh, Freddy (2004) The Rap Records Nerby Publishing.

George, Nelson (200, rev.2005) Hip-Hop America New York: Penguin Books.
Kool Moe Dee (2003) There’s a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs Da Capo Press/Thunder’s Mouth Press.
Light, Alan (ed.) (1999) The Vibe History of Hip Hop New York  Plexus.
Mitchell, Kevin (2003) Hip-Hop Rhyming Dictionary: For Rappers, DJs and MCs  New York: Firebrand Music.
Schloss, Joseph G. (2009) Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop culture in New York Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Smitherman, Geneva (1994) Black talk: words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Toop, David (1984/1991) Rap Attack II: African Rap to Global Hip Hop New York. New York: Serpent’s Tail.
Wang, Oliver (ed.) (2002) Classic Material: the Hip-Hop Album Guide ECW Press.
Williams, Saul (2006) The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The lost teachings of Hip-Hop New York: Pocket Books.
Furthermore here are a few websites to consider if you want more information on the topic of Hip-Hop Music:
allhiphop.com
daveyd.com
globalgrind.com
rapdict.org
RapReviews.com