What Is Hip-Hop?
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1617755842 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Yi's meticulously styled clay figures are as magical as in the previous book, combining profound expressiveness with the playfulness of action figures. Tying these images back to their original sources makes for quite the history lesson. If invested adults love the topic, a shared reading experience can't be beat."--Kirkus Reviews"What Is Punk? is a fun, sophisticated, and beautifully illustrated introduction to the music genre for kids--or adults."--New York Daily News"In the beginning, there was a beat" So begins What is Hip-Hop?--a playful guided tour of one of the most revolutionary pop culture movements of the twentieth century. Beginning with block parties in the Bronx, What is Hip-Hop? brings the reader up
Among his many nonfiction works are The Death of Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop America, and The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style. As a filmmaker he's directed the documentaries A Ballerina's Tale, starring Misty Copeland, Brooklyn Boheme for Revolt, The Announcement for ESPN, and Finding the Funk for VH1, and serves as supervising producer for Baz Luhrmann's Netflix series The Get Down.. His novels include The Accidental Hunter, The Plot Against Hip Hop, The Lost Treasures of R&B, and the forthcoming To Funk and Die in LA (all part of the D Hunter series). She makes clay-art dioramas and stop-motion films inspired by fashion and music. When he's not listening to old hip-hop records, he's listening to new hip-hop MP3s. He was the founder and editor of Trampoline House online magazine, and a music industry marketing executive. Eric is also the author of What Is Punk?Anny Yi
Eric is also the author of What Is Punk?Anny Yi is an artist from Los Angeles, California. Anny Yi is the illustrator of What Is Punk? and What Is Hip-Hop?Nelson George ("producer" of this book) is an author, filmmaker, and life-long resident of Brooklyn, New York. Eric Morse is a writer and father of four living outside of New York City. When he's not listening to old hip-hop records, he's listening to new hip-hop MP3s.