Explore the roots of
rap in this stunning, rhyming, triple-timing picture book!
A generation voicing
stories, hopes, and
fears
founds 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, it and features a foreward by
Swizz Beatz, a Grammy Award winning American hip-hop rapper, DJ, and
record producer.