The story of hip-hop
By: Matt Anniss
Series: Pop histories
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781445118666
Subjects: Rap (Music); Juvenile literature; History and criticism; Hip-hop
Description: ROCK & POP. From hip-hop's block party roots to today's mega-stars of the industry The Story of Hip-Hop takes a detailed look at how cretive musicians ripped up existing music and turned it into something new. Emerging rappers realised that this music was the perfect backing to enhance their lyrics and so hip-hop was born. Tracing hip-hop through to the present day this book will tell you how it has influenced thousands of artists and crossed over many musical genres to become a global urban sound. The Story of Hip-Hop is part of the series Pop Histories which takes a similarly detailed look at other popular musical genres. Ages 9+
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Block party roots; title: Rapper's delight; title: Scratchin' that itch; title: Walk this way; title: Fight the power; title: Hardcore hip-house; title: East coast vs. West coast; title: Flower power; title: Don't forget about Dre; title: Big business; title: Talk about pop music; title: Pushing boundaries; title: Hip-hop planet.