Catalog Search Results
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
282 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture."--Book jacket.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 24 cm
Description
The raw and powerful true story of how one man invented Southern Hip-Hop, saved the First Amendment, and became a role model for his disenfranchised Miami neighborhood offers living proof that one person can make a difference in the world.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"With his parents now divorced, Travis must a find a new groove with a little hip-hoppin', not-stoppin' DJing with his dad, in this celebration of Black fatherhood, identity and music through a generational rivalry of hip-hop vs jazz"--
Author
Series
87th Precinct mysteries volume 53
Description
It should have been the night that launched a new pop idol. Tamar Valparaiso is young and beautiful, with the body and voice of an angel. The stage is set for her to launch her debut album, Bandersnatch, on a luxury yacht in the heart of the city. But halfway through her performance, masked men drag Tamar off the stage and into a waiting speedboat, while the partygoers look on helplessly.
Detective Steve Carella is just showing up for the graveyard...
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
xiii, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 Audio CD (4 3/4 in.)
Description
The Spoken Word Revolution brings to life the written and performed works of more than 40 of the most influential slam, hip hop, performance art and contemporary poets in the world today. This defining collection of spoken work poetry captures today's electrifying words and voices, in text and immediately live on one audio CD.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
ix, 220 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in science classrooms as a young man of color, Christopher Emdin offers a new lens on and approach to teaching in urban schools. Putting forth his theory of Reality Pedagogy, Emdin provides practical tools to unleash...
Author
Series
Hip-hop family tree volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm
Description
Captures the history of the formative years of hip-hop, including such rap pioneers as Afrika Bambaataa, MC Sha Rock, and DJ Kool Herc.
"Yes yes, y'all! Acclaimed young cartoonist Ed Piskor (Wizzywig) schools you on the old school in this essential, explosively entertaining, encyclopedic cultural chronicle of an American art form that changed the world. Hip Hop Family Tree (originally serialized online at Boing Boing) takes you form the parks and...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Description
In 2012, Psy's song and music video "Gangnam Style" suddenly took the world by storm. Russell takes a look at Korea's high-energy pop music, and gives you insider's look at the groups and singers have made it to the top. With infectious melodies and high-energy fun, attractive and talented singers and eye-popping visuals, K-Pop is the music of now.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Request an item not in the catalog. Submit Request