{"product_id":"birth-of-a-culture-grandmaster-flash-9780063467583","title":"Birth of a Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirth of a Culture\u003c\/i\u003e tells the chronological and comprehensive origin of hip hop.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver fifty years ago Joseph Saddler, a cool, nerdy, self-proclaimed kid scientist from the Bronx decided to create a new sound in American music. He grew up to become Grandmaster Flash and with the help of other DJs in his neighborhood, specifically Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc they created what would be the musical backbone on which hip hop was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe impact of their creation is one of the greatest stories in contemporary American history. \u003ci\u003eBirth of a Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is to hip hop what \u003ci\u003eEyes On The Prize\u003c\/i\u003e was to the Civil Rights Movement. It tells the chronological and comprehensive origin and extended story of the last great creative contribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I first met Grandmaster Flash he said something to me that stuck and sums up so much of his accomplishments and music history. \"This thing that I did with duplicate copies of a record became the music bed for human beings to speak on. Today they call it rap and I am the inventor.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for readers of \u003ci\u003eHip-Hop (And Other Things) \u003c\/i\u003eby Shay Serrano, Rick Rubin's \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Way\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDilla Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirth of a Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is cowritten by the widely respected journalist Scoop Jackson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grandmaster Flash,Robert Scoop Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063467585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063467583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs","brand":"Grandmaster Flash","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443092762879,"sku":"9780063467583","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0833cce3-ea4b-435b-8a05-334f48f1eced.jpg?v=1777201805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birth-of-a-culture-grandmaster-flash-9780063467583","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}