This research guide presents various resources related to the intersection of hip hop and libraries, with particular emphasis on library programs, collection development, and instructional methods for various forms of literacy. Articles, books, and videos were selected, as well as reference materials such as bibliographies and libguides curated by information professionals in these areas. The materials compiled here represent the work of numerous scholars and practitioners in the information sciences as they pertain to hip hop culture. While most sources were chosen specifically for their relevance to library and information science, some may focus more on the educational or pedagogical aspects of hip hop's role in social or academic spheres.
Arthur, C., Paige, F., Perkins, L. P., Weiss, J., & Williams, M. (2020). Culturally Responsive Community Engagement Programming and the University Library: Lessons Learned from Half a Decade of VTDITC. In the Library with the Lead Pipe, N.PAG.
Arthur, C. (2015). Kool Aid, Frozen Pizza, and Academic Integrity: Learning from Mac Miller's Mixtape Missteps. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 20(3/4), 127–134.
Back, T. C. (2014). At William & Mary, a Celebration of Hip Hop. Virginia Libraries, 60(3).
Smith, K. A. (2018). Popular culture as a tool for critical information literacy and social justice education: Hip hop and Get Out on campus. College & Research Libraries News, 79(5), 234–238.
Williams, D., & Stover, M. (2019). Front and Center: Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Poetry in Academic Libraries. Portal: Libraries & the Academy, 19(2), 215–221.
Ellenwood, D. & Sanderson, B. (2014). Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: Seeding Library Instruction with Hip-Hop. Library Instruction West. 25.
Rowland, D. (2016). Fresh Techniques: Getting Ready to Use Hip-Hop in the Classroom. In Pagowsky, N., and McElroy, K. (Eds.), The Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook. Volume 1, Essays and Workbooks.
Sánchez, D. M. (2010). Hip-Hop and a Hybrid Text in a Postsecondary English Class. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 53(6), 478–487.
Wakefield, S. R. (2006). Using Music Sampling to Teach Research Skills, Teaching English in the Two-Year College. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 33(4), 357–360.
Walker, D. (2010). Report on Information Literacy and the Mic: Teaching Higher Education Students Critical Research Skills Using Hip Hop Lyricism. McNair Scholars Research Journal, 1(1), Article 4.
Macias, M. (2014). The Information Transfer Process in Hip-Hop: A New Academic Field Emerges. Lowrider Librarian.
Petchauer, E. (2009). Framing and Reviewing Hip-Hop Educational Research. Review of Educational Research, 79(2), 946–978.
Petchauer, E. (2014). Starting With Style: Toward a Second Wave of Hip-Hop Education Research and Practice. Urban Education, 50(1), 78–105.
Sule, T. (2016). Hip-Hop is the Healer: Sense of Belonging and Diversity Among Hip-Hop Collegians. Journal of College Student Development, 57(2), 181–196.
Foster, F. (2014). Exposing Literacies in a Co-culture. Computers in Libraries, 34(4), 4–32.
Gibbons, W. C. (2007). From the streets to academia: a librarian’s guide to hip-hop culture. Collection Building, 26(4), 119–126.
The Journal of Hip Hop Studies. Scholars Compass, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Meghelli, S. (2013). Remixing the Historical Record: Revolutions in Hip Hop Historiography Western Journal of Black Studies, 37(2), 94–102.
Moyer, M. (2013). Cornell’s Hip-Hop Collection. Library Journal, 138(16), 55.
Alim, H. S. (2011). Global Ill-Literacies: Hip Hop Cultures, Youth Identities, and the Politics of Literacy Review of Research in Education, 35(1), 120–146.
Berger, A., & Ellenwood, D. (2016). Fresh Techniques: Hip Hop and Library Research. In Pagowsky, N., and McElroy, K. (Eds.), The Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook. Volume 2, Lesson plans.
The Blueprint Hip Hop Information Literacy. ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox (2016).
Walker, D. (2010). Report on Information Literacy and the Mic: Teaching Higher Education Students Critical Research Skills Using Hip Hop Lyricism. McNair Scholars Research Journal, 1(1), Article 4.
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G., R. (2017). Cypher as Youth Advocacy: Teaching Hip Hop as a way of life and means to empower youth. Young Adult Library Services, 15(3), 21–23.
Hinton, M. (2020). Hip-Hop Edu. School Library Journal, 66(1), 32–35.
Johnson, J. (2019). Empower Student Voices: Using hip-hop lyrics in library lessons to engage youth in activism. American Libraries, 50(9/10), 58.
Bailey-Williams, N. (2000, Mar). Hip hop goes to school. Black Issues Book Review, 2(28).
Meloni, C. (2007). Attracting New Readers with Hip Hop Lit. Library Media Connection, 25(5), 38–40.
Kumasi, K. D. (2018). INFLO-mation: A Model for Exploring Information Behavior through Hip Hop. Journal of Research on Libraries & Young Adults, 9(1), 1–18.
Barack, L. (2005). Giving Libraries an Edge. School Library Journal, 51(12), 20.
Cruise, J. (2019). Music And Urban Planning. School Library Journal, 65(1), 14.
How a Library Became Truly Alive and Dynamic for At-Risk Youth. Colorado Libraries, 35(2), 1. (2010).
Kastberg, T. D., & Kaalund, L. (2007). Knowing where the need for a library arises. Scandinavian Public Library Quarterly, 40(1), 19.
Moyer, M. (2011). The Beatbooth Experiment. Library Journal, 136(8), 55.
Crawford, T., & Muhammad, A. J. (2021). From Breakbeats to Books: Essential Titles in Hip-Hop | Collection Development.
Gibbons, W. C. (2007). From the streets to academia: a librarian’s guide to hip-hop culture. Collection Building, 26(4), 119–126.
Peet, L. (2016). NYPL Acquires Hip-Hop Archive. Library Journal, 141(19), 11–12.
Jenkins, S. C. (2009). Development of Student Motivation in the Visual Arts Using Hip Hop Culture, An Art Show, and Graffiti.
Kumasi, K. D. (2018). INFLO-mation: A Model for Exploring Information Behavior through Hip Hop. Journal of Research on Libraries & Young Adults, 9(1), 1–18.
Pardue, D. (2005). CD cover art as cultural literacy and hip-hop design in Brazil. Education Communication and Information, 5(1), 61–81.
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Kruse, A. J. (2016). Toward hip-hop pedagogies for music education. International Journal of Music Education, 34(2), 247–260.
Leach, A. (2008). “One Day It’ll All Make Sense”: Hip-Hop and Rap Resources for Music Librarians. Music Library Association: Notes, 65(1), 9–37.
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The Blueprint Hip Hop Information Literacy. ACRL Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox (2016).
The Hip Hop Librarian Consortium (2017). Hip Hop Librarianship: A Comprehensive Bibliography. First Printing.
Jones, E. W. (2009). Start-to-Finish YA Programs: Hip-Hop Symposiums, Summer Reading Programs, Virtual Tours, Poetry Slams, Teen Advisory Boards, Term Paper Clinics, and More!
Brown, R. N., ed. (2012). Wish to Live: The Hip-hop Feminism Pedagogy Reader
Campbell, K. E. (2005). Gettin’ Our Groove on: Rhetoric, Language, and Literacy for the Hip Hop Generation
Hill, M. L., & Petchauer, E., eds. (2013). Schooling Hip-Hop: Expanding Hip-Hop Based Education Across the Curriculum
Petchauer, Emery (2012). Hip-Hop Culture in College Students' Lives: Elements, Embodiment, and Higher Edutainment
Porfilio, B. J., & Viola, M. J. (2012). Hip-hop(e): The Cultural Practice and Critical Pedagogy of International Hip-hop
Rawls, J. (2019). Youth Culture Power: A #HipHopEd Guide to Building Teacher-Student Relationships and Increasing Student Engagement