num_pages: 48
description: Explore the roots of rap in this stunning rhyming triple-timing picture book!A generation voicing stories hopes and fearsfounds a hip-hop nation.Say holler if you hear.The roots of rap and the history of hip-hop have origins that precede DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash. Kids will learn about how it evolved from folktales spirituals and poetry to the showmanship of James Brown to the culture of graffiti art and break dancing that formed around the art form and gave birth to the musical artists we know today. Written in lyrical rhythm by award-winning author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford and complete with flowing vibrant illustrations by Frank Morrison this book beautifully illustrates how hip-hop is a language spoken the whole world 'round and it features a foreword by Swizz Beatz a Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop rapper DJ and record producer.
language: English
title: The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop
publisher: little bee books