American Hip-Hop Rappers, Djs, and Hard Beats

Name: American Hip-Hop Rappers, Djs, and Hard Beats
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ISBN: 9780761345008

ISBN-10: 0761345000

ISBN-13: 9780761345008

Edition: 2013

Authors: Nathan Sacks

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A rapper spits rhymes into a microphone. A DJ scratches a record back and forth against a turntable needle. Fans' feet stomp along to a stiff beat. These are the sounds of hip-hop. Hip-hop music busted out of New York City in the 1970s. Many young African Americans found their voices after stepping up to the mic. In the decades afterward, rappers and DJs took over the airwaves and transformed American music. In the twenty-first century, hip-hop is a global sensation. Learn what inspired hip-hop's earliest rappers to start rhyming over beats, as well as the stories behind hip-hop legends such as Run-D.M.C., 2Pac, Lauryn Hill, and Jay-Z. Follow the creativity and the rivalries that have…

Book details

List price: $30.65
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Size: 10.00" wide x 10.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English




Busting Out of the Bronx



Old School to New School



The Golden Age of Hip-Hop



Bigger Business, Bigger Beefs



The MP<sub>3</sub> Revolution


Glossary


Timeline


Mini Bios


Hip-Hop Must-Haves


Major Awards


Source Notes


Selected Bibliography


Further Reading, Websites, and Films


Index