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.