# Books like When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop

**10** books similar to *When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop* by Laban Carrick Hill (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** break dancing
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