June is Black Music Month - book bytes - Brief Article

Black Issues Book Review, May-June, 2003 by Sheryl Estrada

The R&B Music Primer www.rhythmandtheblues.org.uk

A great overview of R&B, blues and authentic soul music produced from the 1940s and beyond. Includes an extensive biography section of various artists, complete with a literature section and an R&B crossword puzzle.

Epistrophy: The Jazz Literature Archive. www.ualberta.ca/~mborshuk/jazz.htm

Not the best--aesthetically speaking--but this Website highlights the presence of jazz in twentieth-century literature, from its influence on the poetry of Langston Hughes to the autobiography of Charles Mingus.

B-boys.com. (book bytes) www.b-boys.com/books.html

Its purpose is to cultivate a positive hip-hop community online, but this site offers visitors a rap and hip-hop history bookstore, including a recommended reading list.

The Original Hip-Hop (Rap) Lyrics Archive www.ohhla.com

Compare the lyrics of pioneering hip-hop albums, like those of KRS-One, to those of current chart toppers such as JaRule.