When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop (Coretta

Description: This picture-book biography introduces one of the unsung creators of hip-hop, Clive Campbell, who was born in Jamaica in 1955. He was entranced by the massive dance parties thrown by a neighbour, and when his family moved to the Bronx, he took up the name Kool Herc and created the innovative techniques behind hip-hop DJing. Stacking musical breaks on top of each other to fuel long stretches of dancing frenzy, calling the kids with the best moves "break-dancers," and sending shout-outs to friends and little offhand rhymes over the music—Kool Herc unique and hip-hop wouldn't exist without any one of these flashes of inspiration. By the time rap music really took off, in the early 1980s, he was already out of the limelight but not without leaving a massive legacy. Aside from the bouncy bio of the book's star, Hill also highlights the positive social force of hip-hop and the boundless energy of musical joy. It's all matched by Taylor's freewheeling artwork. A treat from an underrepresented corner of music history. Grades 2-4. --Ian Chipman

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EAN: 9781596435407

UPC: 9781596435407

ISBN: 9781596435407

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Book Title: When the Beat Was Born : Dj Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop

Number of Pages: 32 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Topic: Music / Rap & Hip Hop, Biography & Autobiography / Music

Publication Year: 2013

Item Height: 0.4 in

Illustrator: Yes, Taylor, Theodore, III

Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction

Item Weight: 15.5 Oz

Author: Laban Carrick Hill

Item Length: 10.1 in

Item Width: 10.1 in

Format: Hardcover