rap music

This text explores rap music, including the origins, instruments played, artists, and more.

Chicago fifth-grader Simon, an aspiring rapper who lacks self-confidence, uses his rhymes to help bring his community together.

Provides answers to thirty-two questions about rap music and musicians and their role in pop culture.

When Simon joins the basketball team, he is excited to be a part of a neighborhood tradition, but after some of his teammates leave for a better team, he decides to organize a pep rally to help Creighton Park and the community feel like they are part of something special.

"Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. . . Starting with beatboxes and fingersnaps, an exuberant narrator introduces kids in his community to the powerful possibilities of rap, from turning 'a simple phrase/into imagery that soars' to proclaiming, 'this is a voice that represents me!' As Khodi Dill's rhymes heat up, the diverse crew of kids . . . gain self-confidence and a sense of freedom"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the roots of rap and the history of hip-hop.

When Simon B. Rhymin' and his crew notice inequality in their school and neighborhoood, they use rhymes to help bring their community together.

"This title focuses on the history of rap music and gives detailed information related to its origins and fun facts about superstars spanning from Run-DMC to Lil Nas X"--Provided by publisher.

Describes social, cultural, and political aspects of hip-hop music through dialogues with academic scholars and documentary filmmakers.

"[Describes] how sampling remade hip-hop over forty years, from pioneering superstar Grandmaster Flash through crate-digging preservationist and innovator Madlib"--Amazon.