Hip Hop History Resources

These are some of my favorite resources for studying the foundations of the culture

Jeff Chang's scholarly investigation of the socio-political pressures which influenced the birth of the culture, and key moments in the evolution from underground subculture to global phenomenon

Get immersed in the atmosphere of the earliest days of hip hop culture. Mixtapes from DJ Jorun Bombay that fuse original recordings of block parties and jams from the late 1970s to early 1980s 

So rich in detail, a pretty comprehensive timeline of the formative years of hip hop culture (with some artistic license!). All the pioneers are here, with their backstories and connections laid out