{"product_id":"the-roots-of-rap-16-bars-on-the-4-pillars-of-hip-hop-9781499804119","title":"The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop","description":"Explore the roots of rap in this stunning, rhyming, triple-timing picture book  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA generation voicing \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003estories, hopes, and fears\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003efounds a hip-hop nation.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSay holler if you hear.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe roots of rap and the history of hip-hop have origins that precede DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash. Kids will learn about how it evolved from folktales, spirituals, and poetry, to the showmanship of James Brown, to the culture of graffiti art and break dancing that formed around the art form and gave birth to the musical artists we know today. Written in lyrical rhythm by award-winning author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford and complete with flowing, vibrant illustrations by Frank Morrison, this book beautifully illustrates how hip-hop is a language spoken the whole world 'round, it and features a foreward by Swizz Beatz, a Grammy Award winning American hip-hop rapper, DJ, and record producer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Bee Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499804119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 10.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carole Boston Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654606647452,"sku":"9781499804119","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_55e1b14a-485e-4726-a09b-14dd2eb42872.jpg?v=1603883744","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-roots-of-rap-16-bars-on-the-4-pillars-of-hip-hop-9781499804119","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}