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Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lizzo started singing and rapping with musical groups in her hometowns of Houston and Minneapolis. With her fun lyrics, danceable beats, and positive message, she's become one of the biggest solo musicians in the world.
2) Lil Wayne
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Pub
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life of the rapper who grew up in a poor New Orleans neighborhood, chronicling his early entry into the music business, legal troubles, and success as a mainstream artist.
3) Post Malone
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Post Malone (Austin Richard Post) works as a musician, a shoe designer, a voice-over artist, and a philanthropist. From his SoundCloud launch to placing 14 songs on the Billboard Top 40 at one time, Post Malone has vaulted himself to success. He started out playing heavy metal in a high-school band but transitioned to hip-hop to go solo. He moved from Grapevine, TX, to Los Angeles, CA, to pursue his music career. Aside from his music, Malone has begun...
4) Nelly
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of rapper Nelly, discussing his youth in St. Louis, and tracing his path to fame as a recording artist.
Author
Publisher
It Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Purpose is Wyclef Jean's powerful story of a life rooted in struggle, soul-searching, art, and survival.
In his own voice the multi-platinum musician and producer shares everything, from his childhood in Haiti to his rise to the top of the American music scene. For the first time ever, Wyclef reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the Fugees, including his partnership with Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, the details of their award-winning album The...
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This title explores the life and career of Chance the Rapper. Learn about Chance's childhood, family, and career, including how he got his start and his rise to fame. Dynamic photos give readers a behind-the-scenes look at this popular rapper."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The seminal rap group A Tribe Called Quest brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces. This narrative follows Tribe from their early days as part of the Afrocentric rap collective known as the Native Tongues, through their first three classic albums, to their eventual breakup and long hiatus. Their work is placed in the context of the broader rap landscape of the 1990s, one upended by sampling laws that forced...
9) Will
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, and a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind, in this memoir, one of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully abouthis life.
10) Gucci Mane
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of Gucci Mane, musician, actor, and businessman.
11) Pitbull
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Pitbull is an international superstar famous for not only his music but his product endorsements and business ventures as well. He is proud of his Cuban heritage and hometown of Miami. The rapper grew up in the roughest parts of Miami and learned that to make something of nothing required hard work and his signature "never-give-up" attitude. Pitbull has not forgotten the neighborhoods where he grew up and gives back to the people who still live there....
12) Cardi B
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Cardi B was born Belcalis Almanzar on October 11, 1992, to parents of Dominican and Trinidadian descent. Her meteoric rise to the top of the music industry includes becoming the first female rapper since Lauryn Hill to reach number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart with her 2017 single Bodak Yellow (Money Moves). She has gone from checking out groceries in a lower Manhattan supermarket to being one of the fastest-charting artists in Billboard's history....
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
This title examines the lives of Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis, the hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Readers will learn about their childhoods, families, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read text that explores the duo's early interest and talent in music that led to the release of The Heist. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library...
15) Eminem
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Provides a biography of hip-hop artist and actor Eminem chronicling his triumph over poverty, violence, and drugs.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Provides a biography of hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur using quotes and articles from the newspaper, "USA Today." Discusses his controversial life, musical career, and untimely death.
17) Lil Wayne
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) works as a rapper, actor, entrepreneur, model, voiceover artist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. He is also the father of four children. Widely regarded as the best rapper in the world, his successful rap career began when he was signed to a recording contract at age 11. His albums and singles have won him numerous awards and nominations. Aside from his music, Carter has mounted a successful career in acting...
18) The Tao of Wu
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan and hip-hop culture's most dynamic genius, imparts the lessons he's learned on the journey that's taken him from the Staten Island projects to international superstar.
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