Search Results for: The Roots Of Rap

"Carole Boston Weatherford, once again, delivers a resounding testament and reminder, that hip-hop is a flavorful slice of larger cultural cake. And to be hip-h

Describes the history of rap music and the hip-hop culture.

"From Streets to Stardom: A Rapid-Fire Tour of Hip-Hop Evolution" Hip Hop's evolution offers a vivid voice and pictorial history of life on the streets of urban

Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South B

In this first musicological history of rap music, Cheryl L. Keyes traces the genre's history from its roots in West African bardic traditions, the Jamaican danc