Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. "Welcome to the cypher! Now huddle up nice and snug. You feel that circle around you? Well, that's a hip hop hug!" Starting with beatboxes and...
Rap (Music)
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Author:Dill, KhodiSummary: - Author:Dill, KhodiSummary:
" WELCOME TO THE CYPHER is a delight to read-a story that will move every part of you to a wild and wonderful beat." -Jael Richardson, Author and Executive Director, The Festival of Literary Diversity " WELCOME TO THE...
- Author:RakimSummary:
The musician and Hip Hop legend-hailed as "the greatest MC of all time" and compared to Thelonious Monk-reimagines the writing handbook in this memoir and guide that incorporates the soulful genius, confidence, and creativity...
- Author:Reed, DwayneSummary:
This humorous and heartwarming sequel to Simon B. Rhymin' Desperate to save Maria's beloved debate team, the crew start a petition to grab the attention of the local community and show they deserve to have the same...
- Author:Lewis, Miles MarshallSummary:
This program includes an introduction read by the author. A stunning, in-depth look at the power and poetry of one of the most consequential rappers of our time. Kendrick Lamar is one of the most influential rappers, songwriters and...
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Author:Kennedy, Gerrick D.Summary:Discover the stunning rise, fall, and legacy of N.W.A, one of America's most revered and iconic enduring music groups, who put their stamp on pop culture, black culture, and who changed hip-hop music forever in this comprehensive and...
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Author:Westhoff, BenSummary:Ben Westhoff explores how hip-hop burst into mainstream America at a time of immense social change, and became the most dominant musical movement of the last thirty years. Original Gangstas is a groundbreaking addition to the history of...
- Author:Serrano, SheaSummary:
She Serrano celebrates what has become the most dominant form of music these past two and a half decades.
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Author:Higgins, Dalton, Springer, JaneSummary:"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail Hip...
- Author:Iandoli, KathySummary:
Can't Stop Won't Stop meets Girls to the Front in this essential and long overdue history of hip-hop's female pioneers and its enduring stars. Every history of hip-hop previously published, from Jeff Chang's Can...
- Author:Charnas, Dan.Summary:
This program contains examples of J Dilla's music performed in the story by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps, photos, guides, and more. Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time...
- Author:Chang, JeffSummary:
Forged in the fires of the Bronx and Kingston, Jamaica, hip-hop became the Esperanto of youth rebellion and a generation-defining movement. In a post-civil rights era defined by deindustrialization and globalization, hip-hop...
- Author:Greenburg, Zack O'MalleySummary:
Tells the story of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars and their rise to fame: Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z and examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons that largely helped to create a global multibillion-...
