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One Nation Under a Groove: Rap Music and Its Roots

James Haskins

One Nation Under a Groove: Rap Music and Its Roots

Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Dec. 11, 2000)
Traces the history of rap music to its origins in blues, Motown, soul, R&B, and reggae, chronicling its 1970s rise to popularity and citing how its development evolved from the centuries-old griot traditions of West Africa.
ISBN
0786804785 / 9780786824144
Pages
176
Weight
13.6 oz.
Dimensions
6.2 x 0.8 in.

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