This multi-volume set covers all aspects of international hip hop as expressed through music, art, fashion, dance, and political activity. Most of the entries focus on music styles and notable musicians and are unique in that they discuss the sound of various hip hop styles and musical artists' lyrical content, vocal delivery, vocal ranges, and more.

Above the Law -- Aceyalone -- Afghanistan -- Afrika Bambaataa -- Akon -- Albania -- Algeria -- Allen, Harry -- Angola -- Ant Banks -- Antipop Consortium -- Anwar, Joni -- Argentina -- Ashanthi -- Ashanti -- Asia One -- Australia -- Austria -- Awadi, Didier -- Babyface -- Bahamadia -- The Bahamas -- Bangladesh -- Banks, Azealia -- Barbados -- Battling -- Beastie Boys -- Beatboxing -- Belarus -- Belgium -- Ben Sharpa -- Benin -- Bermuda -- Beyonce -- Big Daddy Kane -- Big Pun -- Birdman -- Black Eyed Peas -- Black Nationalism -- Blige, Mary J. -- Bliss n' Eso -- Blondie -- Bolivia -- Bolon and Bolon Player -- The Bomb Squad -- Boogie Down Productions -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Botswana -- Bounce -- Brand Nubian -- Brazil -- Breakdancing -- Brick City Club -- Briggs -- Brotha Lynch Hung -- Brothablack -- Brown, James -- Brunei -- Bubba Sparxxx -- Bubbles -- Bulgaria -- Burkina Faso -- Busta Rhymes -- Cambodia -- Cameroon -- Campbell, Don -- Canada -- Cape Verde -- Celtic Hip Hop -- Chance the Rapper -- Chap Hop -- The Chemical Brothers -- Chicano Rap -- Chile -- China -- Chopper -- Christian Hip Hop -- Christie Z-Pabon -- Chuck D -- Clowning -- C-Murder -- Coldcut -- Colombia -- Common -- Company Flow -- Compton's Most Wanted -- Congo -- Coolio -- Costa Rica -- Crazy Legs -- C-Real -- Crip Walk -- Croatia -- Crunkcore -- Cuba -- Cumbia Rap -- Cut Chemist -- Cypress Hill -- Cyprus -- Czech Republic -- Da Brat -- Daara J -- dalek -- Danger Mouse -- Das EFX -- Das Racist -- Davenport, N'Dea -- Davey D -- Davy D -- Day, Wendy -- De La Soul -- Denmark -- Die Antwoord -- Dilated Peoples -- Dirty Rap -- Dirty South -- Disability Hip Hop -- DJ Babu -- DJ Bobcat -- DJ Jazzy Jeff -- DJ QBert -- DJ Rap -- DJ Shadow -- DJ Spinderella -- DJ Vadim -- DMX -- The Dominican Republic -- Doug E. Fresh -- Dr. Dre -- Drake -- D12 -- Dubstep -- East Timor -- Eazy-E -- Ecuador -- Eedris Abdulkareem -- Egypt -- EL -- El Salvador -- eLDee -- The Electric Boogaloos -- Elliott, Missy -- Eminem -- Enow, Stanley -- EPMD -- Equatorial Guinea -- Eric B. and Rakim -- Erykah Badu -- Estelle -- Estonia -- Ethiopia -- Fab Five Freddy -- Fashion -- Fatback Band -- 50 Cent -- Fiji -- Filmmaking (documentaries) -- Filmmaking (feature films made in the United States) -- Filmmaking (feature films made outside the United States) -- Finland -- Five Percent Nation -- Flavor Flav -- France -- Franti, Michael -- Frosty Freeze -- Fugees -- Gabon -- The Gambia -- Gamblerz -- Gang Starr -- Gangs (United States) -- Gangsta Rap -- Germany -- Geto Boys -- G-Funk -- Ghana -- Glitch Hop -- Graffiti Art -- Grandmaster Flash -- GrandWizard Theodore -- Greece -- Grime -- Griot -- Guadeloupe -- Guatemala -- Guinea-Bissau -- Haiti -- Hancock, Herbie -- Hardcore Hip Hop -- Heap, Imogen -- Hieroglyphics -- Hill, Lauryn -- Hilltop Hoods -- Hip Hop Dance -- Hip Hop Diplomacy -- Hip Hop Pantsula -- Hip House -- Horrorcore -- Hungary -- Hype Man -- Ice Cube -- Ice Prince -- Iceland -- Ice-T -- Iggy Azalea -- India -- Indonesia -- Industrial Hip Hop -- Intik -- Invisibl Skratch Piklz -- Iran -- Iraq -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Ivory Coast -- Ivy Queen -- J Dilla -- Jaa9 and OnklP -- Jam Master Jay -- Jamaica -- Japan -- Jay-P -- Jay-Z -- Jean Grae -- Jerkin' -- Jesse Jagz -- Jinjo Crew -- Jones, Quincy -- Jordan -- Juice Crew -- Jungle Brothers -- Just D -- Karpe Diem -- Kazakhstan -- Keko -- Ken Swift -- Kendrick Lamar -- Kenya -- K'naan -- Kool Herc -- Kool Moe Dee -- Koolism -- Korea -- KRS-One -- Krumping -- Kurtis Blow -- Kuwait -- Kwaito -- Laos -- The Last Poets -- The Latin Kings -- Latvia -- Lebanon -- Les Nubians -- Lesotho -- Libya -- Lil' Kim -- Lil Wayne -- Lithuania -- LL Cool J -- The LOX -- Ludacris -- Luke -- Lyrical Hip Hop -- Macedonia -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis -- Madagascar -- Mafioso Rap -- Malawi -- Malaysia -- The Maldives -- Mali -- Malta -- Marley Marl -- Martinique -- Marxman -- Massive Monkees -- Master P -- Mauritius -- MBS -- MC -- mc chris -- MC Frontalot -- MC Hammer -- MC Lars -- MC Lyte -- MC Opi -- MC Solaar -- Melle Mel -- Merenrap -- Mexico -- M.I. -- M.I.A. -- Miami Bass -- Mix Master Mike -- Moana and the Moahunters -- Molekane, Tumi -- Mongolia -- Montenegro -- Morning of Owl -- Morocco -- Mos Def -- Motswako -- Mozambique -- Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer -- Mr. Len -- Myanmar -- Naeto C -- Namibia -- Nas -- Nation of Islam -- Native Tongues -- Neo Soul -- Nepal -- Nerdcore -- The Netherlands -- New Jack Swing -- New York City Breakers -- New Zealand -- Nicki Minaj -- Niger -- Nigeria -- 9th Wonder -- Norway -- The Notorious B.I.G. -- N.W.A. -- Oman -- Otara Millionaires Club -- OutKast -- Pakistan -- Palestine -- Panama -- Panjabi Hit Squad -- Panjabi MC -- Paris City Breakers -- Peru -- Pharrell -- The Philippines -- Pitbull -- Poland -- Political Hip Hop -- Poor Righteous Teachers -- Pop'in Pete -- Popmaster Fabel -- Popping and Locking -- Portugal -- Positive Black Soul -- Professor Elemental -- Professor Jay -- Prophets of da City -- P-Square -- PSY -- Public Enemy -- Puerto Rico -- Puff Daddy -- Quarashi -- Queen Latifah -- Queen Pen -- Reggae -- Reggaeton -- Rihanna -- Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock -- Rob Swift -- Robinson, Sylvia -- The Robot -- Roc Raida -- Rock Steady Crew -- Rokafella -- Romania -- The Roots -- Roxanne Shante -- Run-D.M.C. -- Russia -- Ruthless Rap Assassins -- Salt-N- Pepa -- Samoa -- Sarkodie -- Saudi Arabia -- Scott, Jill -- Scott-Heron, Gil -- Senegal -- The Sequence -- Serbia -- Shaggy -- Shebang! -- Sierra Leone -- Singapore -- Sisters Underground -- Slick Rick -- Slovakia -- Slovenia -- Smif-N- Wessun -- Smith, Will -- Snap -- Snoop Dogg -- Somalia -- South Africa -- Spain -- Spoonie Gee -- Sri Lanka -- Stetsasonic -- Sudan -- The Sugarhill Gang -- Suge Knight -- Sway -- Swaziland -- Sweden -- Switzerland -- Swizz Beatz -- Syria -- Taiwan -- Talib Kweli -- Tanzania -- Tech N9ne -- Thailand -- Thaitanium -- Tijoux, Ana -- Timbaland -- T.I.P. Crew -- TLC -- Togo -- Trap -- A Tribe Called Quest -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Trip Hop -- Tuks Senganga -- Tunisia -- Tupac Shakur -- Turkey -- Turntablism -- 1200 Techniques -- 2 Live Crew -- Uganda -- Ukraine -- The United Kingdom -- The United States -- The Universal Zulu Nation -- Upper Hutt Posse -- Uprock -- Urban Species -- Venezuela -- Vietnam -- The Virgin Islands -- The Welfare Poets -- West, Kanye -- will. i.am -- Wiz Khalifa -- World Famous Beat Junkies -- Wu-Tang Clan -- The X-Ecutioners -- Yemen -- Young Paperboyz -- Zambia -- Zeus -- Zimbabwe.