[flipactual]

The post negligently omits reference to Octavia E Butler for prior art

Her works are the best place to start

[armitron]

Best place? Surely not. They are not cyberpunk. Try Pat Cadigan instead. Then Gibson. Then Sterling or Effinger.

[mindcrime]

I'd suggest going back to John Brunner and The Shockwave Rider. TSR is generally considered one of the foremost examples of "proto-cyberpunk" and laid the groundwork for a lot of what came after. Plus it's just plain and simply a fun novel to read.