{"product_id":"2940045457354","title":"MCs: A Children's Guide to the Origins of Hip Hop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"When I think of what hip-hop means to me, I think of a culture of artistic expression that rose up in places where no one expected there to be art. Hip-hop, in all of its permutations, is the creation of something from nothing. It is the transformation of ugliness into beauty\" - David Walker author of 'Reflections on Blaxploitation'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRap music was once considered a 'fad', just a 'passing phase'. Over 40 years later Rap music is a billion dollar industry. This book discusses the origins of one of the four elements of Hip Hop...MCs. Written in a very easy style, with picutres, this book is intended for young readers to be able to learn how rap music began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lamont Clark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078089162992,"sku":"2940045457354","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045457354_p0.jpg?v=1763974634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045457354","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}