| Titlar | Ordning |
| March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) av John Lewis | |
| The Coldest Winter Ever av Sister Souljah | Fiction, 2000 |
| True to the Game : a Teri Woods fable av Teri Woods | Fiction, 2000 |
| The Rose That Grew From Concrete av Tupac Shakur | Non-Fiction, 2000 |
| Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago av LeAlan Jones | Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, 2000 |
| Heavy in the Game av J Love | Fiction, 2001 |
| Bodega Dreams av Ernesto Quinonez | Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2001 |
| Angry Blonde av Eminem | Non-Fiction, 2001 |
| No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City av Katherine S. Newman | Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, 2001 |
| B-More Careful av Shannon Holmes | Fiction, 2002 |
| Let That Be the Reason: A Novel av Vickie M. Stringer | Fiction, 2003 |
| Erasure av Percival Everett | Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2003 |
| In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio av Philippe Bourgois | Non-Fiction, 2003 |
| Dutch av Teri Woods | Fiction, 2004 |
| E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX av DMX | Non-Fiction, 2004 |
| Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx av Adrian Nicole LeBlanc | Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, 2004 |
| Bitch av Deja King | Fiction, 2005 |
| Wifey av Kiki Swinson | Fiction, 2005 |
| Prophets of the Hood: Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop av Imani Perry | Non-Fiction, 2005 |
| Hoodlum: A Novel av K'wan | Fiction, 2006 |
| Dymond in the Rough (Platinum Teen) av Precious | Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2006 |
| From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens av 50 Cent | Non-Fiction, 2006 |
| The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott av Jill Scott | Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, 2006 |
| Second Chance av L. Divine | Fiction, 2007 |
| The House on Childress Street: A Memoir av Kenji Jasper | Non-Fiction, 2007 |
| Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography av Andrew Helfer | Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, 2007 |
| Every Thug Needs a Lady av Wahida Clark | Fiction, 2008 |
| To Live and Die in Harlem av Relentless Aaron | Fiction, 2008 |
| True to the Game II: GENA av Teri Woods | Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2008 |
| Grace After Midnight av Felicia Pearson | Non-Fiction, 2008 |
| Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop av Jeff Chang | Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, 2008 |
| Midnight: A Gangster Love Story av Sister Souljah | Fiction, 2009 |
| Black Widow av Nikki Turner | Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2009 |
| Thug Politics av Dutch | Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2009 |
| True to the Game III: QUADIR av Teri Woods | Honorable Mention, Fiction, 2009 |
| War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March Toward Redemption av DaShaun "Jiwe" Morris | Non-Fiction, 2009 |
| The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music av Steve Lopez | Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, 2009 |
| The Cartel 2: Tales of the Murda Mamas av Ashley Coleman | Adult Fiction, 2010 |
| Alibi av Teri Woods | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2010 |
| Ghetto Superstar av Nikki Turner | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2010 |
| Ice (Triple Crown Publications Presents) av Will Robbins | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2010 |
| A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison av Reginald Dwayne Betts | Adult Non-Fiction, 2010 |
| Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor av Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2010 |
| Decoded av Jay-Z | 2011 |
| Damaged av Kia DuPree | Honoree, 2011 |
| Diary of A Young Girl av Mark Anthony | Honoree, 2011 |
| Welfare Wifeys: A Hood Rat Novel av K'wan | Honoree, 2011 |
| Eviction Notice: A Hood Rat Novel (Hood Rat Novels) av K'wan | Adult Fiction, 2012 |
| Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless av Kiki Swinson | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2012 |
| Murderville av Ashley Coleman | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2012 |
| One Day It'll All Make Sense av Common | Adult Non-Fiction, 2012 |
| BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family av Mara Shalhoup | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2012 |
| Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood av Ice-T | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2012 |
| Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets av Tip "T.I." Harris | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2012 |
| Upgrade U av Ni-Ni Simone | Young Adult Literature, 2012 |
| Drama High: So, So Hood av L. Divine | Honoree, Young Adult Literature, 2012 |
| Priceless Inspirations av Antonia Carter | Honoree, Young Adult Literature, 2012 |
| Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty av G. Neri | Special Category: Emerging Classic, 2012 |
| Animal av K'wan | Adult Fiction & Special Category: Emerging Classic, 2013 |
| Coca Kola - The Baddest Chick av Nisa Santiago | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2013 |
| Get It Girls: A Harlem Girl Lost Novel av Treasure Blue | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2013 |
| Murder Was the Case av Kiki Swinson | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2013 |
| The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness av Michelle Alexander | Adult Non-Fiction, 2013 |
| A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball av Dwyane Wade | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2013 |
| Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office av Zack O'Malley Greenburg | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2013 |
| Purpose: An Immigrant's Story av Wyclef Jean | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2013 |
| On The Flip Side (Fab Life) av Nikki Carter | Young Adult Literature, 2013 |
| Back to Me (Kimani Tru) av Earl Sewell | Honoree, Young Adult Fiction, 2013 |
| How to Get Out of Your Own Way av Tyrese Gibson | Honoree, Young Adult Fiction, 2013 |
| Shattered av Kia DuPree | Honoree, Young Adult Fiction, 2013 |
| Honor Thy Thug av Wahida Clark | Adult Fiction, 2014 |
| Fly Betty (Harlem Girl Lost Novels) av Treasure Blue | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2014 |
| Green-Eyed Monster av Ashley Coleman | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2014 |
| Murderville 3: The Black Dahlia av Ashley Coleman | Honoree, Adult Fiction, 2014 |
| Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones av Hill Harper | Adult Non-Fiction, 2014 |
| Mom & Me & Mom av Maya Angelou | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2014 |
| Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation av Questlove | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2014 |
| Undisputed Truth av Mike Tyson | Honoree, Adult Non-Fiction, 2014 |
| 50 Cent (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Chris Brown (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Drake (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Jay-Z (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Kanye West (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Lil Wayne (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Niki Minaj (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Pitbull (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Rihanna (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Usher (Hip-Hop Biographies) av Saddleback Educational Publishing | [Saddleback Hip-Hop Biography Series], Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Butterfly: A Novel av Sylvester Stephens | Honoree, Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Grace, Gold, and Glory My Leap of Faith av Gabrielle Douglas | Honoree, Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Way Too Much Drama (Harlequin Kimani TRU) av Earl Sewell | Honoree, Young Adult Literature, 2014 |
| Between the World and Me av Ta-Nehisi Coates | Adult Non-Fiction, 2016 |
| The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League av Jeff Hobbs | Adult Non-Fiction Honoree, 2016 |
| King Divas av De'nesha Diamond | Adult Fiction, 2016; eBook Fiction, 2016 |
| Animal 3: Revelations av K'wan | Adult Fiction Honoree, 2016 |
| March: Book Two av John Lewis | Graphic Novel, 2016 |
| Legend of the Mantamaji: Book 3 (Legend of Mantamaji): A Sci-Fi, Fantasy Graphic Novel av Eric Dean Seaton | Graphic Novel Honoree, 2016 |
| Slugg: A Boy's Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration av Tony Lewis Jr. | eBook Non-Fiction, 2016 |
| Brown Girl Dreaming av Jacqueline Woodson | Young Adult Literature, 2016 |
| The Crossover av Kwame Alexander | Emerging Classic, 2016 |
