"7 Lessons Hip Hop Taught Me That School Didn't" is a multifaceted book with one part autobiography and one part Hip-Hop history. Through repetitive, catchy, rhythmic sequences, Hip Hop has been used to express Black joy and pain, becoming the top-selling entertainment genre amongst American youth. Civ Jones expounds on "7 lessons" she's learned from being a lover of Hip Hop culture. Jones encourages readers to go beyond rap lyrics as she discusses topics such as drugs, politics, economics, social currency, and women in Hip Hop.