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Author:

Waters, Rosa, 1957-

Title:

Hip-hop : a short history / Rosa Waters.

Publisher:

Mason Crest Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

64 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Rap (Music)--Juvenile literature.
Rap (Music)--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Rap (Music)
Rap musicians.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-59) and index.

Contents:

The roots of hip-hop -- Growing strong -- Going mainstream -- Hip-hop around the world -- Hip-hop and modern culture.

Summary:

Examines how slavery and the civil rights movement helped lead to the birth of hip-hop and how the genre extends far beyond the music.

Series:

Hip-hop

ISBN:

9781422201091
1422201090

OCLC:

(OCoLC)173973772

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)