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Book History Comics  Hip Hop

Download or read book History Comics Hip Hop written by Jarrett Williams and published by First Second. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MUSICAL REVOLUTION SWEEPS NATION AND BEYOND How did a bunch of young people from the inner city create a genre of music that became a global phenomenon? From its humble origins at house parties in the Bronx, where DJs mixed old records to create new sounds, charismatic MCs let their clever lyrics flow, and B-boys and B-girls pioneered inventive dance moves, hip-hop quickly became a musical and cultural revolution. Hip-Hop: The Beat of America Meet Aaliyah, a hip-hop superfan who is about to get a lesson in all things “old school” courtesy of her dad, who grew up in the 1970s when rap music first hit the scene. The pair take a day trip to the Bronx where Aaliyah discovers the many unsung heroes who helped create the foundations of the hip-hop we all enjoy today. So get ready to drop the beat, bust a move, and get down with some fresh rap knowledge! Perfect for readers of Can't Stop, Won't Stop and Nathan Hale's Hazardous tales.

Book When the Beat Was Born

Download or read book When the Beat Was Born written by Laban Carrick Hill and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks—the musical interludes between verses—longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born. From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx, Laban Carrick Hill's book tells how Kool Herc came to be a DJ, how kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance, and how the music he invented went on to define a culture and transform the world.

Book The Beats

Download or read book The Beats written by Harvey Pekar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the history of the Beat movement, which began in the 1940s, and describes the lives of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs; along with other writers, artists, and events in a graphic novel format.

Book Can t Stop Won t Stop

Download or read book Can t Stop Won t Stop written by Jeff Chang and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can't Stop Won't Stop is a powerful cultural and social history of the end of the American century, and a provocative look into the new world that the hip-hop generation created. Forged in the fires of the Bronx and Kingston, Jamaica, hip-hop became the Esperanto of youth rebellion and a generation-defining movement. In a post-civil rights era defined by deindustrialization and globalization, hip-hop crystallized a multiracial, polycultural generation's worldview, and transformed American politics and culture. But that epic story has never been told with this kind of breadth, insight, and style. Based on original interviews with DJs, b-boys, rappers, graffiti writers, activists, and gang members, with unforgettable portraits of many of hip-hop's forebears, founders, and mavericks, including DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Chuck D, and Ice Cube, Can't Stop Won't Stop chronicles the events, the ideas, the music, and the art that marked the hip-hop generation's rise from the ashes of the 60's into the new millennium.

Book Jay Z

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jessica Gunderson
  • Publisher : Capstone Classroom
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 142967993X
  • Pages : 33 pages

Download or read book Jay Z written by Jessica Gunderson and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2012 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In graphic novel format, describes the life of Jay-Z focusing on his music career and business success"--Provided by publisher.

Book History Comics  The Roanoke Colony

Download or read book History Comics The Roanoke Colony written by Chris Schweizer and published by First Second. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, investigate one of America's oldest and most intriguing mysteries. Over a hundred years before the pilgrims, the very first English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island. But without warning, these colonists abandoned their new home and disappeared without a trace. What happened to the colonists? To figure it out, we’ll need to investigate how these missing settlers got to Roanoke in the first place, and what the people already living there thought about these strange foreigners. It’s a case filled with brutal battles, perilous pirate ships, ruthless queens, scheming businessmen, and enough skeletons to fill a graveyard.

Book Cypress Hill Tres Equis

Download or read book Cypress Hill Tres Equis written by Noah Callahan-Bever and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cypress Hill is considered the first-ever Latin American hip hop group, and has sold over 20 million albums to date, with this graphic novel release timed to their 30th anniversary and activities and merchandise planned around it Graphic novel traces the group’s origins back to Los Angeles, CA and is set against a backdrop of the turmoil of the LA Riots, making this an all-too relevant release following the events of 2020 and clashes between police and protestors in the Black Lives Matter movement Written by former Complex Editor-in-Chief and Def Jam Records executive Noah Callahan-Bever Feature media coverage in LA Times, NY Times, High Times Planned regional features across Southern California print and radio outlets, including daily and weekly publications in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego 1991: XXX years ago, a trailblazing trio made music history blending East Coast hip-hop fundamentals with West Coast chicano swagger to form a sound all their own. Before they became icons, Louis and Senen were just a couple teenage cholos from around the way, trying to stay out of trouble--Until a series of chance encounters with both sides of the law changed their path forever.

Book X Men

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ed Piskor
  • Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
  • Release : 2019-08-21
  • ISBN : 1302514776
  • Pages : 120 pages

Download or read book X Men written by Ed Piskor and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction #1-2 - plus the classic Uncanny X-Men (1981) #268, masterfully recolored by Ed. Presented in the same dynamic, oversized format of the best-selling Hip Hop Family Tree. The series that has critics and fans raving returns for its final installment! The fall and rise of the X-Men revisited! Relive the now-classic storylines of the 1980s - including the Mutant Massacre, the Fall of the Mutants, Inferno and the X-Tinction Agenda! And it's out with the old and in with the blue and gold as the X-Men enter the '90s! An explosive era of X-Men history is revisited, expanded and polished for a new generation - including the debuts of such 1990s mainstays as Jubilee, Gambit, Psylocke, Mister Sinister and more! The final chapter of this best-selling prestige series caps off the first three decades of X-Men lore in one neat package - all of it brought to life by the master of graphic fiction himself, Ed Piskor!

Book Wolfpack

    Book Details:
  • Author : Larry Hama
  • Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
  • Release : 2018-08-08
  • ISBN : 1302505386
  • Pages : 392 pages

Download or read book Wolfpack written by Larry Hama and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Marvel Graphic Novel: Wolfpack, Wolfpack #1-12 And Material From Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #11 And #23. They are Bronx teenagers chosen for their extraordinary abilities, trained in hand-to-hand combat by the mysterious Mr. Mack until their strength and courage are forged as hard as steel. They are the Wolfpack! According to legend, they’re part of a millennia-old order that serves as righteous balance to the villainous Nine — a group completely devoid of compassion, mercy or charity. And together the ’Pack will fight to save their home from anything the Nine can throw at them. They are martial artist Rafael Vega, bruiser “Slag” Slagley, ninja-skilled Slippery Sam, speedy Sharon and master-planner “Wheels” Wolinski — heroes for the mean streets of the 1980s! But with guns blazing and swords clashing, will all of them survive all-out war for the South Bronx?

Book What Is Hip Hop

Download or read book What Is Hip Hop written by Nelson George and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included in Publishers Weekly's Big Indie Books of Fall 2017 feature A beautifully illustrated children's history of hip-hop, from a progressive/idealistic perspective. "Morse and Yi (the team behind What Is Punk?) highlight hip-hop's cultural hegemony via an impressively encyclopedic parade of rhyming biographies. Yi's meticulously styled clay figures are as magical as in the previous book, combining profound expressiveness with the playfulness of action figures. Her compositions are equally evocative, ranging from video snippets (the Beastie Boys strike a pose from 'Intergalactic') to formal portraits (Kanye West, Missy Elliott, Kendrick Lamar) and metaphorical ones (Jay Z stands amid New York City skyscrapers)." --Publishers Weekly "In rhythmic, rhyming verse, Morse offers a genealogy of hip-hop royalty that begins with the Boogie Down Bronx's DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash and walks readers into today with Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. In between the origins and now, readers find a rare gender-inclusive narrative of hip-hop history that uplifts B-girls like Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott along with legendary male groups such as NWA and Wu-Tang...The magnificent 3-D clay illustrations...include an intricately produced remake of Tribe Called Quest's legendary 'Midnight Marauders' cover. Tying these images back to their original sources makes for quite the history lesson. Make sure to keep a device nearby. A must-read reference for any hip-hop family." --Kirkus Reviews "Verdict: these books are pretty damn cute." --The Current (Minnesota Public Radio), What is Punk? and What is Hip-Hop? are Rock and Roll Book Club selections "An ideal picture book for children ages 3 to 7, What Is Hip-Hop? is as entertaining as it is informative and will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections." --Midwest Book Review "Eric Morse is back with a follow-up that shines a similar PG spotlight on the hip-hop arena and its players, from Run-DMC and Queen Latifah to Salt-N-Pepa and Tupac. Artist Anny Yi returns, too, with delightful clay figurines to accompany Morse's beat-astic rhyming verse." --Tory Burch Daily Blog Praise for What is Punk? "A punk primer for the youngest set. Yi's incredibly detailed clay figures are a kinetic and inspired art choice. As [Morse] points out, the best way to learn about punk is just to listen. 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 to the present day, with rhyming verses and engaging 3-D clay illustrations. It's a fun, accessible, and informative read for B-boys and B-girls of all ages. In the follow-up to their acclaimed and beloved hit What Is Punk? author Eric Morse and artist Anny Yi reunite to celebrate the music that changed their lives and the voices that achieved iconic status along the way. See Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Salt-N-Pepa, Biggie and Tupac, Eminem, and even Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar, as you've never seen them!

Book The Comic Book Story of Beer

Download or read book The Comic Book Story of Beer written by Jonathan Hennessey and published by Ten Speed Graphic. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Best Seller A full-color, lushly illustrated graphic novel that recounts the many-layered past and present of beer through dynamic pairings of pictures and meticulously researched insight into the history of the world's favorite brew. The History of Beer Comes to Life! We drink it. We love it. But how much do we really know about beer? Starting from around 7000 BC, beer has emerged as a major element driving humankind’s development, a role it has continued to play through today’s craft brewing explosion. With The Comic Book Story of Beer, the first-ever nonfiction graphic novel focused on this most favored beverage, you can follow along from the very beginning, as authors Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith team up with illustrator Aaron McConnell to present the key figures, events, and, yes, beers that shaped and frequently made history. No boring, old historical text here, McConnell’s versatile art style—moving from period-accurate renderings to cartoony diagrams to historical caricatures and back—finds an equal and effective partner in the pithy, informative text of Hennessey and Smith presented in captions and word balloons on each page. The end result is a filling mixture of words and pictures sure to please the beer aficionado and comics geek alike.

Book Batman and Robin  Born to kill

Download or read book Batman and Robin Born to kill written by Peter Tomasi and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Batman begins battling evil with his son, Damian, at his side.

Book Blowin  Up

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jooyoung Lee
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2016-03-22
  • ISBN : 022634889X
  • Pages : 291 pages

Download or read book Blowin Up written by Jooyoung Lee and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What many readers have wished for is now reality: a richly descriptive ethnography of street rappers. "Blowing up” refers to rappers’ dream of becoming rich and famous, or, at the least, successful as recording artists. Jooyoung Lee adds a shape to his story of Flawliis, VerBS, E. Crimsin, Psychosiz, and Tick-a-Lott: how do young black men from the inner city navigate their twenties? Blowin’ Up is a vibrant look at the young-adult stage of people who grow up in the shadow of gangs, dead-end jobs, and a glittering entertainment industry (the setting is Los Angeles). No other account of ghetto youth affords us this particular angle of vision. Lee discovers that in South Central L.A., rap can create bridges that bring young men together with peers from different neighborhoods (underscoring the importance of a healthy alternative to gangs). A rapper’s underground artistic career is rooted in battle skills and crowd appeal, and, to boot, is meritocratic (whereas mainstream career success is based on branding, timing, funding, networks, and gimmicks). Rapping is an embodied art--it takes much practice to learn, and requires body skills in dance, stance, and voice. Lee homes in on the skills and personalities of individual rappers, but he also illuminates the complex hip-hop scene around which these young men orbit, giving us detailed understandings of how young men navigate the intricate, tightly-wound world of tragedy and opportunity in the city. Lee balances the prospect of risk and existential uncertainty for youth entering a young adult life-stage with the hope for a big break in forging an entertainment career. In the end, Lee shows us how the arts can shape the lives of at-risk youth.

Book The Fantastic Four

Download or read book The Fantastic Four written by Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their achievements reflect the boundless energy of two creators at the top of their game with each issue, character and creation building upon and exceeding the scope of the last. It's a list of accomplishments unparalleled in the history of comics: the origin of Dr. Doom; the Frightful Four; the Wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm; the Inhumans; the first appearance of the Silver Surfer; the Galactus Saga; the debut of the world's first black super hero, the Black Panther and much more. Collecting: Fantastic Four 31-60, Annual 2-4

Book Red Room

Download or read book Red Room written by Ed Piskor and published by Red Room. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The smash-hit, most-talked-about comic of 2021 is back with its second season and trade paperback! Collecting the four-issue comic book series Red Room: Trigger Warnings, with tons of extras!

Book History Comics  The American Bison

Download or read book History Comics The American Bison written by Andy Hirsch and published by First Second. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Yes Yes Y all

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jim Fricke
  • Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
  • Release : 2002-10-24
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book Yes Yes Y all written by Jim Fricke and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the origins of hip-hop music as presented by its founders and stars traces the work of such performers as DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and DMC.