To The Break Of Dawn
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To the Break of Dawn
2007 Arts Club of Washington’s National Award for Arts Writing - Finalist SEE ALSO: Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women by T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting. An inside look into the beats, lyrics, and flow of hip-hop's history With roots that stretch from West Africa through the black pulpit, hip-hop emerged in the streets of the South Bronx in the 1970s and has spread to the farthest corners of the earth. To the Break of Dawn uniquely examines this freestyle verbal artistry on its own terms. A kid from Queens who spent his youth at the epicenter of this new art form, music critic William Jelani Cobb takes readers inside the beats, the lyrics, and the flow of hip-hop, separating mere corporate rappers from the creative MCs that forged the art in the crucible of the street jam. The four pillars of hip hop—break dancing, graffiti art, deejaying, and rapping—find their origins in traditions as diverse as the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira and Caribbean immigrants’ turnstile artistry. Tracing hip-hop’s relationship to ancestral forms of expression, Cobb explores the cultural and literary elements that are at its core. From KRS-One and Notorious B.I.G. to Tupac Shakur and Lauryn Hill, he profiles MCs who were pivotal to the rise of the genre, verbal artists whose lineage runs back to the black preacher and the bluesman. Unlike books that focus on hip-hop as a social movement or a commercial phenomenon, To the Break of Dawn tracks the music's aesthetic, stylistic, and thematic evolution from its inception to today's distinctly regional sub-divisions and styles. Written with an insider's ear, the book illuminates hip-hop's innovations in a freestyle form that speaks to both aficionados and newcomers to the art.
How to Use the Word “Break” In English: A Comprehensive Guide to the Word “Break”
This Book Covers The Following Topics: 01. English Verb -- ‘Break’ 02. Meanings of the Main Verb ‘Break’ 03. Idioms With the Word ‘Break’ 04. Phrasal Verbs With the Word ‘Break’ 05. Proverbs/Sayings With the Word ‘Break’ 06. Useful Expressions With the Word ‘Break’ 07. English Word: ‘Break’ -- Useful Notes (A). ‘Imperative Sentences’ With the Verb ‘Break’ (B). ‘Break’ As A Noun (C). ‘Break’ As An Adjective (D). Other Useful Words With ‘Break’ 08. Conjugation of the Verb ‘Break’ Sample This: Break is an irregular verb. Its three forms are as follows: First Form (Base Form) -- BREAK Second Form (Past Form) -- BROKE Third Form (Past Participle) -- BROKEN Present Perfect of ‘Break’ – Have/Has Broken Past Perfect of ‘Break’ -- Had Broken -ING Form of ‘Break’ -- Breaking Infinitive of ‘Break’ -- To Break MOST COMMON Meanings OF ‘BREAK’ AS THE MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS: Meaning 1: to be damaged and divided or separated into two or more parts due to force of some type; to damage something in this way Example Sentences: The helicopter blade broke in the storm. (break (in/into something)) A passenger plane skidded off the runway and broke into pieces. (break something) A museum visitor intentionally broke a vase in the exhibition. Breaking atoms can release energy. (break something in/into something) He broke the table into many pieces and wood splinters flew up into the air. Meaning 2: (break something) to do something that is considered illegal, unethical, etc.; to fail to keep promises, words, etc. Example Sentences: When minors break the law, they usually appear in juvenile court. Meaning 3: (of a body part) to fracture or crack a bone in the body. Example Sentences: The actress broke her nose on the set of the film. Meaning 4: (break something) to make something come to an end forcefully Example Sentences: Tear gas was hurled into the buildings to break the strike. Meaning 5: to become weak or be destroyed; to destroy something or make somebody/something weaker or unable to bear something Example Sentences: (break somebody/something) A loss would have definitely broken his morale. (break under) The prisoner broke under questioning and confessed that he stole the money. Meaning 6: (break something) to end a relationship, association, connection, etc. with somebody/something Example Sentences: How to break the chain of transmission! Meaning 7: (break somebody) to make somebody feel extremely sad, lonely, etc. in a way that prevents them from leading a normal life Example Sentences: His deteriorated health broke him from the inside. Meaning 8: to stop functioning because of being damaged; to damage something and stop it from functioning Example Sentences: Did we break the machine?
The Break of Dawn
Author: Khan Mahboob Tarzi
language: en
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Release Date: 2021-04-19
"Unconstrained, unlike a historian, the fiction writer Khan Mahboob Tarzi invents a moment in the history of 1857 and imbues it with high romance and action."-Rita Kothari, translator, writer, and professor of English, Ashoka University "[The 1857] rebellion has been the subject of scholarly attention and debate, but the events have not drawn too much literary attention in terms of novels, plays, etc. It is thus good to read this novel and to have it in translation."-Rudrangshu Mukherjee, chancellor and professor of history, Ashoka University -A thriller and romance set amidst the raging battle to free India of the British in 1857. -Brings into focus the lesser-known popular literature in Urdu around the 1857 mutiny. -The story also delves into the translator's family history, featuring prominently the Raja Nawab Ali Khan of Mahmudabad, who died fighting the British in 1857. -An introduction to Khan Mahboob Tarzi, a prolific author who wrote over a hundred novels on history, politics, science-fiction, romance and erotica. It is the searing month of June. The rebellion against the British has just begun and Awadh is up in flames. Hindus and Muslims have joined hands to overthrow the foreign rulers and set India free. Some Indian rulers have started to enter into alliances to fight the firangis, while others have thrown in their lot with the foreigners. Amid all this, Riyaz Khan, a young solider from the army of the Raja of Mahmudabad, saves a group of Britishers from fellow 'mutineers' and escorts them to the safety of Lucknow. In this group is Alice, who falls in love with Riyaz and eventually becomes an informer for the rebels. The Break of Dawn, originally published in Urdu under the title Aghaaz-e-Sahar, is a thrilling page-turner and a reminder of a time when Indians of all classes and creeds came together to fight for the honour and freedom of their homeland.