GUM-BK-2026-012
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl?: A Memoir
Date: 2024
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-011
Memoir by Philadelphia rapper Eve, co-written with music journalist Kathy Iandoli, tracing her path from Ruff Ryders to solo stardom and offering a firsthand account of navigating the industry as a woman in hip-hop.
Bling
GUM-BK-2026-010
The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop--and Why It Matters
The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop—and Why It Matters
Date: 2008
Medium: paperback book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-021
Tricia Rose's 2008 follow-up to Black Noise, examining the major debates around hip-hop's commercialization, misogyny, and violence, and arguing for a more nuanced public conversation about the genre's cultural impact.
Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America
Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America
Date: 1994
Medium: paperback book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-026
Tricia Rose's landmark 1994 academic study of hip-hop's origins and cultural impact, widely regarded as one of the first serious scholarly texts on the culture and a foundational reference for hip-hop studies.
Confessions of a Video Vixen: An Eye-Opening Memoir of Survival, Abuse, and Redemption in the Music Industry
Confessions of a Video Vixen: An Eye-Opening Memoir of Survival, Abuse, and Redemption in the Music Industry
Date: 2005
Medium: paperback book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-024
Memoir by Karrine Steffans, a former hip-hop video vixen, recounting her experiences in the industry during the early 2000s. A bestseller that sparked wide debate about women's treatment in hip-hop's visual culture.
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
When Chickenheads Come Home To Roost
Date: 1999
Medium: paperback book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-023
Foundational work by Joan Morgan, first published in 1999 and widely credited with coining the term "hip-hop feminism." An essential text that examines the tension between loving hip-hop culture and critiquing its treatment of women.
Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style
Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style
Date: 2023
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-005
Hardcover companion to the Fashion Institute of Technology exhibition of the same name, tracing five decades of hip-hop's influence on fashion. Written by fashion historians Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way, published in 2024 by Rizzoli Electa.