Hip-Hop Culture

(Author) Judy Dodge Cummings

Since its introduction in the 1970s, hip-hop has become a way of life. This title takes an inside look at hip-hop culture. Hip-Hop Cultureexamines the roots of the four pillars of hip-hop--deejaying, emceeing, dance, and graffiti--and explores how they created a culture that burst into the mainstream and went global. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.