Fall 2025

Hip-Hop Music

Songs That Changed the World

From the Series Hip-Hop Culture

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Hip-hop artists such as Kurtis Blow, Missy Elliott, Beyoncé, and Public Enemy have left their mark on the world through music. Their songs have shared messages about social issues, gone viral, inspired other artists, or accomplished firsts in hip-hop. And new generations of artists grow and change the genre. Discover past and present award-winning hip-hop songs that have been changing the world for decades.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
Copyright 2026
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF036060, JNF025250, JNF025210
Dewey 782.421649
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 1020
Guided Reading Level U
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Introductory note, Primary source quotations/images, Reviewed, Sidebars, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Crown Shepherd

Crown Shepherd is a prolific author based in Minneapolis. She is a seasoned marketing manager at Wise Ink Creative Publishing, a dedicated owner and bookseller at Liberate Your BookShelf, and an unwavering advocate for reading. In addition to her literary pursuits, Crown Shepherd actively contributes to her community by serving on several non-profit boards in the Twin Cities. Her commitment to fostering positive change has not gone unnoticed, and she has been recognized as a publishing fellow for Wise Ink. Crown’s dedication to the arts and literature has also earned her accolades in the form of several prestigious Minnesota Art grants. These grants have allowed her to further her mission of promoting literacy and making a lasting impact on her community.

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