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House is the first descendant of disco. While Black and Hispanic communities were jamming and party DJs spinning records, a new birth of rhythm gave way to music lovers from Chicago and New York in the form known as house music. Developed in Chicago's underground dance club culture in the early 1980s, today house music is worldwide and continues to dominate most club scenes and has expanded beyond its subculture beginning.

Is hip-hop a dance, a music style, a dressing code, a whole cultural phenomenon - or all of these combined? What does "hip-hop” mean, and where does it come from? Answer these and any other questions you may have about this genuine notion that has inspired an incredible number of people, from directors and poets to songwriters and performers - and find out what lies beneath these two small albeit worldwide famous words!

This cultural brilliance of sound presented a voice and unique mind through the rough streets of America's largest conurbations going as far back as the 1920s. Sprung from the spirits of poverty, this inner city culture quickly uncovered an amazing bunch of young fresh black American forces of nature eager to express their unique self-street accounts and contributed to a spirited new style of soul of black Americana across major cities in the USA. Nowadays, hip hop has reached the doorsteps of regions as distinct as Africa, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Jamaica, and just about everywhere.

Whether you are a fan of hip-hop, or you are just curious about it, you will not have to look further after finding Eric Reese's The History of Hip Hop. This concise but in-depth audiobook explores all the distinguishing traits of what is not only a genre of music but a lifestyle. Reese traces the history of hip-hop from its beginnings in the 1970s and reveals how it changed in the next decades until it became a worldwide phenomenon. The author gives attention to the influence of hip-hop at every level, including art and fashion.

Some of the homecoming "heroes" have committed crimes against humanity...but now they wear medals, not handcuffs. Camouflaged by anarchy, these malicious acts appear to be safely buried...but the truth, itself, is ever-explosive. One wrong step - or the right one. The Code of Honor neglected afar, is known to haunt a criminal faction. Native soil means nothing....

Young high-school grad Imtiyaaz is eager to leave her life in Indonesia behind. She’s always coveted employment abroad, and, at last, the perfect opportunity presents, as suggested by a colleague. Rich with opportunities in the "hospitality" field, Dubai, she’s told, is a journey worth taking. An offer with a chance for hire soon follows, and, finally, Imtiyaaz is free to part with her unhappy father. But it becomes clear, upon arrival, that her new station isn’t what she’d imagined. In fact, few bleaker fates could be fathomed under the scorching sun.

A medida que los refugiados y los inmigrantes siguen fluyendo a través de las fronteras de los Estados Unidos, muchos de ellos buscando el sueño americano, el país comienza a crujir y gemir en las costuras y la pregunta se hace con más frecuencia, con una sospecha subyacente.

As our children and teens race down the onramp to the Information Superhighway, many parents feel left behind in the dust. News stories about online sexual predators, child pornography, cyberbullies, hate groups, gaming addiction, and other dangers that lurk in the online world make us feel increasingly concerned about what our children are doing (and with whom) in cyberspace. Who are the Kids Behind the Screen provides you with need-to-know information about those online dangers and gives you the practical parenting strategies necessary to help children and teens learn to use the Internet safely and responsibly.

When Debare Balogun, a Nigerian businessman, is approached by a mysterious agent in a nightclub in the baddest area in Lagos, the last thing he expects is to be blackmailed. MI6 has been watching over his shady business deals for years and has more than enough evidence to implicate him and put him away forever. But MI6 has an offer for the Nigerian: To win his freedom and clear his name, he must go to Russia as an asylum seeker and spy on an organized crime network connected to the KGB and Russian Parliament.

Falling in love on a slave ship in the mid-1800s, Miro and Osmanu are being forced to a land unknown for a fate unknown. As their love grows, so does the trial of staying together. Will they survive together or will fate deem them apart? Who's the Master is a novel that will put you right at the scene of survival for Africans in slavery, so read the book to find out if Miro and Osmanu's quest for love and freedom will end up in harmony or distress!

What's that purpose-driven life? You have a mindset about it. Your spiritual direction is based on certain beliefs. Seeking wisdom, the words you use, and the ideas you construct are what makes who you are. However, many are only stumbling on happiness and have yet to enjoy its actual meaning.

With the gradual shift from the 1970s disco scene, a new style of music known as hip hop paved way for underground music talent; creating local artists to pop up from all over the Brooklyn, The Bronx, Philly, and Jersey. Some refer to it as “The Golden Era” but rap music was just coming into its own in the early to mid-1980s. This audiobook The History of Hip Hop, Volume 2, takes you behind the scenes and gives you the little-known details of the 1980s era which would lay the roots for an artistic experience that has built the existence of many rap artists now.

Nine brand-new tales of pulp heroes vs. monsters! The Green Lama, Richard Knight, Captain Future, Green Ghost, Moon Man, and more battle demons and monstrosities from out of this world!

In this audiobook, you will hear the stories of business-minded people who once were miserable at work. You will find out what they went through and how they managed to start their own businesses from zero. Hopefully, by the end of this audiobook, you will feel inspired and you will start planning your resignation and your potential new business, a business that will make you happy!

Fresh off her racial profiling mystery in Boston, Gabbie comes home to discover her parents have divorced and her little sister, Khadi's getting on everyone's nerves; becoming a young horror around the house. On top of the drama, a new guy, Maleek, Ummi's co-worker is trying to hit on her mother, quickly which adds to this urban nostalgia.

Have you noticed the seemingly endless abuses carried out by police on minorities of color? Are you someone who has suffered from police profiling? If you are, or you are simply a concerned citizen who is opposed to the tide of police brutality, police corruption, and violence inflicted on ordinary citizens, then This Must Stop Now: Mr. Officer is an audiobook you should hear. This audiobook was written in part to assist in highlighting the problems and to call others to action in a bid to halt the wave of brutality that we see on a daily basis.

This set of short essays on the funniest African Americans in the business answers your simple questions for all age groups! Perfect for kids, teens, college students, or just inspiration. Don't let history pass without spreading the word! Just Stand Up: A Tribute to Black Comedians is a look back at the funny black men and women who started it all and their struggles before stardom and fame. A lesson that need to be taught!

With a sweeping forward momentum, this collection of thoughtful, provocative, short essays navigates the complex, sensitive, and often-concealed history of the African American experience. Moving from African ancestry through the underground railroad to Barack Obama, this captivating book journeys through timeline of African American revolution and defining moments in black history.

Life doesn’t always turn out the way we imagine. Jason Smith discovered this at the young age of 16. Kidnapped and stolen across the border to Canada, Jason discovers the lows of human spirit while struggling with maintaining sanity. He clings to the hope of escape, but when Jason manages to escape his bonds and win freedom, he is confronted with the enormity of the harsh Canadian wilderness.

A two-fisted, gun-toting private eye! A member of the French Foreign Legion waist-deep in intrigue! A lady with a taste for diamonds and danger! Heroes many have thought lost to yesterday now blast their way into today in Bishop and Hancock's Pulse Fiction! A concept conceived by noted author Paul Bishop and contributed to by author and publisher Tommy Hancock, Pulse Fiction takes the best of the past and shakes and stirs it with today's finest genre fiction writers!