When the beat was born : DJ Kool Herc and the creation of hip hop
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Taylor, Theodore, III, illustrator.
Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
ISBN
9781596435407 (hardcover), 1596435402 (hardcover)
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Addison Public Library - 1st Floor - Youth Books | j782.42164 HIL | On Shelf |
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Juvenile Stacks | J BIOGRAPHY DJ KOOL HERC | On Shelf |
| Bensenville SD#2 - Johnson School - Nonfiction | 921 KOOL | On Shelf |
| Bensenville SD#2 - Tioga School - Nonfiction | 921 KOOL | On Shelf |
| Berwyn Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | J BIOGRAPHY KOOL DJ HERC | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Disc jockeys -- Juvenile literature.
Disc jockeys -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
DJ Kool Herc -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Rap musicians -- Juvenile literature.
Rap musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Disc jockeys -- Juvenile literature.
Disc jockeys -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
DJ Kool Herc -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Rap musicians -- Juvenile literature.
Rap musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4.2, 1 Points
Level 4.2, 1 Points
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
770
Notes
Description
Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks the musical interludes between verses longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born. From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx, Laban Carrick Hill's book tells how Kool Herc came to be a DJ, how kids in gangs stopped fighting in order to breakdance, and how the music he invented went on to define a culture and transform the world.
Target Audience
AD770L Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 160233.
Awards
Corretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, 2014
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Hill, L. C., & Taylor, T., III. (2013). When the beat was born: DJ Kool Herc and the creation of hip hop. (First edition). Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Hill, Laban Carrick and Theodore Taylor, III. 2013. When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop. Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Hill, Laban Carrick and Theodore Taylor, III. When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop. Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Hill, L. C. and Taylor, T., III. (2013). When the beat was born: dJ kool herc and the creation of hip hop. First edn New York: Roaring Brook Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Hill, Laban Carrick, and Theodore Taylor, III. When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop. First edition, Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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