Rap music is a billion dollar industry that had humble beginnings in the Bronx NY. Many people think that Rap music and Hip Hop are one and the same. But as the legendary Hip Hop artist KRS One said, "Rap is something you do, Hip Hop is something you live." This book is about MCs, one of the five elements of Hip Hop culture. Children of all ages will learn how 'MCing' (or Rapping) began and grew. Children of all ages will be able to learn information about how Rap music started.

What most people call Breakdancing was originally called B-Boying, one of the five elements of Hip Hop culture. This book teaches children of all ages the origins of B-Boying. From the great tap dancers, to James Brown, to the Funky Chicken, and from the movie Flashdance, to President Ronald Reagan, to the Summer Olympics, B-Boying (or breakdancing) had a big influence all over the world.

On August 11 1973 the first Hip Hop party was held in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx, NY. On that day a young man named DJ Kool Herc would become a legend. Many other individuals were instrumental in making the DJ an artist and not just a person who played records. This book will teach children of all ages the origins of the DJ, one of the five elements of Hip Hop.

"Hip Hop" is more than Rap Music. There are five "elements" that make up Hip Hop culture: DJing, MCing, B-Boying, Graffiti writing, and Knowledge. This book is a special collection of the four books DJ, MC, B-Boy, and Graffiti (A Children's Guide to Hip Hop). This book will help children of all ages learn about how the different elements started and grew into the world-wide phenomenon that came to be known as Hip Hop.

When the term "Hip Hop" is mentioned, most people think "rap music." But Hip Hop culture is more than Rap music. Hip Hop is made up of five "elements" and Graffiti writing is one of those five elements of Hip Hop culture. This is will teach children of all ages about the origins and growth of Graffiti writing in the United States.