From hip-hop's block party roots to today's mega-stars of the industry The Story of Hip-Hop takes a detailed look at how cretive musicians ripped up existing music and turned it into something new. Emerging rappers realised that this music was the perfect backing to enhance their lyrics and so hip-hop was born. Tracing hip-hop through to the present day this book will tell you how it has influenced thousands of artists and crossed over many musical genres to become a global urban sound.

The Story of Hip-Hop is part of the series Pop Histories which takes a similarly detailed look at other popular musical genres.

This book is part of a book series called Pop Histories .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Matt Anniss is a highly experienced music journalist and writer. He regularly reviews band performances and contributes features for a number of music magazines.

This book has the following chapters: Block party Roots Rapper's Delight Scratchin' That Itch Walk This Way Fight The Power Hardcore Hip-House East Coast Vs West Coast Flower Power Don't Forget About Dre Big Business Talk About Pop Music Pushing boudaries Hip-Hop Planet Glossary Further Information Index