The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Soren Baker and James Shippy (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Shippy
James Shippy narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 417 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
709 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form is an audiobook by Soren Baker: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Soren Baker and James Shippy, released July 23, 2019, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Soren Baker, James Shippy
- Released
- July 23, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781978650886
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form as an audiobook?
The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.
Is The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form?
The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form is narrated by Soren Baker and James Shippy.
Is The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.