When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip-Hop

March 22, 2016

"Who's the man with the Master Plan from the land of Gracie, Grace? Herc! Herc!

Needless to say, we LOVED the Texas Bluebonnet Winner When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip-Hop! by Laban Hill w/illustrations by Theodore Taylor III. Here's our "Shout-out:" When the Beat was born takes us through the coming about of one of the first DJs nationally known, DJ Kool Herc! It's a phenomenal recount of the passionate zeal of one soul struck by the majesty of music! Find out more about DJ Kool Herc here:

Here's an interview with DJ Kool Herc explaining how he first established the merry-go-round for the turntables: Let's finish up with this "HILARIOUS" one handed windmill freeze! Lol! :)

Shorty d at dance class @break dance #break dance https://t.co/SBp7STQY69
— awakenlibrarian (@awakenlibrarian) March 22, 2016

One baby-girl in the library owned the one-handed handstand! SHE IS MY ROLE-MODEL...FOR REAL! :)

Seriously, get your hands on this book! If you're a parent in your 30s like me, it's a trip of a trip down memory lane for all 80s/90s kids! Let's bust a move!

P.S. If you're feeling REAL BOLD, then here's the "how-to" on doing a Windmill:

I'll update you if any of my kids master it! Lol! :)

UPDATE: Instead of the windmill, one of my boys did the "spindletop!" Thank you to my wonderful son, for finding in his words, "The BEST hip-hop video EVER!!!