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The Roots of Rap
by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrator: Frank Morrison
Ages: 9+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Little Bee Books/Bonnier Pub.
ISBN: 978-1-4998-0411-9
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Black culture, Music, Hip hop, Rap
Powerful, rhythmic text and dynamic paintings put rap and graffiti, break dancing, rapping, MCing and deejaying in historical context. Author/illustrator notes and glossary.