Uncover the Origins of Hip Hop: The Story of DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of a Music Movement

JP: This is a good book for kids

United States on May 03, 2023

Rafael: Very good for kids

Canada on May 02, 2021

Phil: A great book for anyone, super illustration too.

United Kingdom on Jun 27, 2020

OffVision: As a Bronx native I've heard this story many times. My 8 son is a music lover and this is a great book to introduce him to a little bit of history about the music he love. I love that the cared more about the words on the paper that the great art work. They changed the color of the words to make sure that the words are visible. I just with the font was a bit bigger but overall it's a great book.

United States on May 25, 2020

clarkemason: Used this book for a student project on Hip Hop and it was informative, useful and the student was able to learn more about the origins of a great art form. I loved the illustrations and the book was well written. Brought me back to the old days!

United States on Feb 16, 2019

Maxine Whittaker is: Great book - godson loved it!

United Kingdom on Aug 03, 2018

James: An honest, educational, accessible portrayal of the beginnings of one of the greatest cultural movements of the last century. Kids need to know!

United Kingdom on Feb 28, 2017

Customer: I teach music to kids who don't come from the best homes. I used this book as a jumping off point for dance music and some history. My kids, who wouldn't listen to anything else when I taught them, or other books, listened to this one. They loved it, and it was great for a lot of them because they listen to rap, and so this is a good intro into some history about hip hop and rap.

United States on Jun 11, 2016

Jaime W. Tae: I bought this for my son but he's a bit too young for it yet, so I read it myself. I LOVE it! Why isn't learning about the TRUE roots of hip hop more mainstream?!?!?!? It's an engaging and educational read about how this cutting edge form of music came to be. I felt like I was watching an animated short film as I was reading because the artwork is so dynamic and vibrant. A smart and gorgeous work of art!

United States on Jul 31, 2015

British Commentator: This short book about the early years of Hip Hop is for 5 - 7 year olds only.
As an adult I read it all in five minutes, literally.
It only has a few pages of simple English text, with clear and good illustrations.
It contains one error (oft repeated in Hip Hop books) which is it calls Kool Herc's MC crew the "Herculoids" but Herc himself told me it was "Herculords".

United Kingdom on Oct 01, 2013