Review: When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop

When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stick with your vision, and your dreams can come true. Music is so important to so many people, this is a neat story about a boy who became a DJ back before we really knew how parties could be. I loved to learn how break-dancing got its name!

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