Collection: Music

A reissue of Greg Tate's classic, out-of-print collection of essays, with a new introduction by Hanif Abdurraqib and a new foreword by Questlove. From one...

A reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and his career-spanning pursuit of racial justice, with a...

In the 15+ years since Clipse's last album hit the shelves of record stores, the music world has been upended several times over. Through it...

Rose in the Dark is the first full-length studio album by British soul singer Cleo Sol, released on March 27, 2020. Cleo Sol is an...

Mic check! Learn to count with 2Pac in the Legends of Hip-Hop board book series.   In this accessible series perfectly crafted for babies (and...

In this vulnerable and enlightening book of life lessons, globally renowned performer Cynthia Erivo draws from her singular experience to show us how to embrace...

Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up in the projects in Harlem to inventing the genre New Jack...

In this soulful debut novel set in the hypnotic music scene of New York City, a young Black woman lands her dream job at a...

  Fiery, funny, inviting and digressive, Sonny Simmons' memoir is a long overdue celebration of the famed New York free jazz pioneer Though his years...

Album sleeve art from a transformative era in America's radical jazz culture, plus covers for recordings by Black poets, civil rights activists and experimental musicians...

Shelved during the McCarthy era, Model's photographs of jazz musicians--together with a text by Langston Hughes--are finally published for the first time Street photographer Lisette...

Lee "Scratch" Perry: a genius? A madman? A mystic man? There can be no doubt that he is one of the most consequential figures in...

In The Disturbing Profane, Joseph R. Winters explores how hip hop's religiosity is found in qualities associated with the dark sacred.   Rather than purity and...

A celebration of the many ways we make art, spanning mediums, geography, and resources from author-artist Diana Ejaita. Art is for everyone! From found objects...

Behind every superstar--from Rihanna to Justin Bieber, SZA to Post Malone--there's an A&R executive shaping their sound, vision, and career. This is the definitive inside...

This rhythmic read-aloud picture book biography dances through the musical childhoods of jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, their rise to stardom, and the...

Dive into the world of Kendrick Lamar, and celebrate the artist's rise from Compton rapper to hip-hop royalty.   This book is your backstage pass...

From  the New York Times Bestselling author of Raising Fences and the  award-winning illustrator of Mama Africa!, comes a moving and lyrical picture book  about a girl navigating her parents' divorce, featuring a...

Poet, dramatist, novelist, critic, teacher, and political activist Amiri Baraka, born LeRoi Jones, vividly recounts his crusading role in African American literature.   A driving...

Get to know BTS—the South Korean K-pop group loved by millions of fans around the world—with this beautifully illustrated collectible Little Golden Book! BTS’s popularity...

THE CURATORS OF CULTURE: Celebrate Black digital art in this essay collection revealing how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes...

Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly (10 Year Anniversary Edition) - Alternate Artwork [Metallic Blends 2 LP] An exclusive vinyl offering to celebrate the 'To...

1972 album by soul legend.   Let's Stay Together La-La for You So You're Leaving What Is This Feeling? Old Time Lovin' I've Never Found...