Hip is a turtle who raps very slowly. Hop is a bunny who raps superfast. Together they are Hip & Hop, the best rap duo in Oldskool County. This hilarious collection features two stories that remix the fable of the tortoise and the hare, combining comics with short raps, traditional narration, and the coolest characters on the block. -- Inside flap.

Examines how slavery and the civil rights movement helped lead to the birth of hip-hop and how the genre extends far beyond the music.

Presents the history of hip-hop including how it evolved from folktales, spirituals, and poetry, to the showmanship of James Brown, to the culture of graffiti art and breakdancing that formed around the art form.

Featuring fan favorites I Just Need U; Everything; and The Elements, multiple producers and artists joined TobyMac to reinvent these songs from his smash album The Elements just in time for summer. Includes the never-before-released track Heart of My Beat.