Now nearly a year later, men of color from all walks of life come together in the club’s Oakland, LA, New York, and DC chapters to discuss the books that motivated Hussle. From best-selling self-help books and entrepreneur biographies to activist memoirs and lesser-known work by Black authors, the list offers a glimpse into the wide range of influences that informed Hussle’s legacy.
Find Amazon links to Nipsey Hussle’s book list below, or support Black-owned businesses by purchasing your copies through Malik Books. Complement with the reading lists of Tupac, Jay-Z and Malcolm X.
A Macat Analysis of Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks by
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (also rec’d by Annie Clark, Carrie Brownstein, Gabrielle Union & Questlove)
Blood In My Eye by George L. Jackson
Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business by John E. Mackey
Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kocienda
Culture Vultures by Kenyatta Khari Griggs
Decoded by Jay-Z
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Heal Thyself: For Health and Longevity by Queen Afua
How to Eat to Live by Elijah Muhammad
I Didn’t Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation by Michela Wrong
Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior by Jonah Berger
Law and Economics of Vertical Integration and Control by Roger D. Blair
Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown
Message to the Blackman in America by Elijah Muhammad
No Man Is an Island by Thomas Merton
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam M. Grant
Political Economy: A Comparative Approach by Barry Clark
Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins
PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America by Claud Anderson
Purple Cow by Seth Godin (also rec’d by Jay-Z)
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit by Queen Afua
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton by Bobby Seale
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The I Ching or Book of Changes by Anonymous (also rec’d by Leonard Cohen)
The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince
Rework by Jason Fried
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (also rec’d by David Bowie)
The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google by Scott Galloway
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (also rec’d by Alice Walker & Maya Angelou)
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by Frances Cress Welsing
The Lost Book of Enoch by David Humphreys
The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone by Brian Merchant
The Peebles Principles by R. Donahue Peebles
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
The Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam Greenlee
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire by David Deida
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding: How to Build a Product or Service Into a World-Class Brand by Al Ries
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk by Al Ries
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Three Magic Words by Uell S. Andersen
Vertical Integration and Technological Innovation: A Transaction Cost Approach by Yeong Heok Lee
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Timothy Ferriss
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The 1% Rule: How to Fall in Love with the Process and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams by Tommy Baker
2022 Anunnaki Code: End Of The World Or Their Return To Earth ?: Ulema Book Of Parallel Dimension, Extraterrestrials And Akashic Records by Jean-Maximillien De La Croix de Lafayette
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver
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Poor Nipsy at least he was very well read