Usher

by Z.B. Hill

Overview

Usher is one of music's biggest stars. He's won awards and sold millions of albums. Not only is he working on his own music, but he's also bringing other artists to the world. Usher made Justin Bieber a star after seeing the young singer on YouTube. Usher's such a big star he can make others famous! Usher tells the story of how Usher became the star fans know today. Read about how Usher went from singing in church to singing at sold-out shows. Learn about how Usher has found success in music and acting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422292334
Publisher:	Mason Crest
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Series:	Superstars of Hip-Hop
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	6 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

1 A Boy Becomes a Star 7

2 Taking it to the Next Level 15

3 Top of his Game 25

4 Confessions 31

5 Beyond the Music 39

Time Line 42

Discography 45

Find out More 46

Index 47

About the Author 48

Picture Credits 48

Editorial Reviews

Gr 5–8—Dark, almost foreboding-looking covers set the mood for this series. The inside images, which are unfortunately very grainy and unfocused color photographs, continue to emphasize the gritty aspects of hip-hop. Chapters include a look at the artists' childhoods and how they shaped their lives. Subsequent sections cover their career development, lives today, and impacts on the music scene. Each chapter begins with a helpful "Hip-Hop lingo" text box that defines industry terms and vocabulary, but usually only as they relate to music; e.g., "auditioned" is described as "A person who auditioned sang or performed for someone to see if that person liked his work and wanted to give him a job." Defined terms are in bold type throughout the texts. The writing is rather poor with short, choppy sentences, and the editing can be sloppy.

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