Hip-Hop: The Beat of America Cover:Paperback their world turns upside down

their world turns upside down as they learn what it means to care for someone in an impossible situation

and a former hero named Gilgamesh

but a criminal

and the epic odyssey of an African family

Hip-Hop: The Beat of America Cover:Paperback their world turns upside downMUSICAL REVOLUTION SWEEPS NATION AND BEYONDHow did a bunch of young people from the inner city create a genre of music that became a global phenomenon? From its humble origins at house parties in the Bronx, where DJs mixed old records to create new sounds, charismatic MCs let their clever lyrics flow, and B boys and B girls pioneered inventive dance moves, hip hop quickly became a musical and cultural revolution. Hip Hop: The Beat of AmericaMeet