The History of Rap and Hip-Hop

by Soren Baker

Book Overview

Hip-hop culture has grown from its humble beginnings in the South Bronx section of New York City into a significant and influential cultural movement. This volume examines the rich history and promising future of this musical genre. Created in the mid-1970s by poor Bronx residents with few resources, hip-hop has become a billion-dollar industry whose reach now stretches around the world. Hip-hop has influenced the way people make music, the way they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420508229
• ISBN13: 9781420508222
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 11