What Is Hip-Hop?

A history of hip-hop told in rhyming verse follows the form from its beginnings with DJs to the work of contemporary artists. The book presents hip-hop through a sequence of rhyming biographical sketches and includes female rappers among the artists discussed. Clay-figure illustrations accompany the account, which focuses on hip-hop’s development as a cultural form. It is a children’s nonfiction treatment of the people and history connected with hip-hop.