Fall 2024

Kendrick Lamar and Tupac Shakur

Influential Rappers

From the Series Musicians and Their Inspirations

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Kendrick Lamar draws influences from many areas in his life when it comes to music, but his biggest inspiration is Tupac Shakur. Discover both performers’ history in the music industry, their lives offstage, and more with the help of captivating photos and accessible text.

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2024-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF007040, JNF036060, JNF018010
Dewey 782.421649092/2 [B]
Dimensions 7 x 9
Guided Reading Level Y
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Primary source quotations/images, Sidebars, Source notes, Table of contents, and Timeline

Author: Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson has been a writer for 20 years. He has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. Tom gets to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children.

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