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The music that would come to be known as hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. Now, fifty years later, it’s the most popular music genre in America. Just as jazz did in the first half of the twentieth century, hip-hop and its groundbreaking DJs and artists—nearly all of them people of color from some of America’s most overlooked communities—pushed the boundaries of music to new frontiers, while transfixing the country’s youth and reshaping fashion, art, and even language.

The men are talking, and what they have to say is riveting! For I Am is not just a title. It is the beginning of a sentence. It is a sentence that, at some point, every man must finish. This gripping audiobook explores the deepest unspoken thoughts of men as they journey to answer the question, "Who am I?" For I Am has been described as dynamic, long overdue, and life-changing!

Sixteen-year-old Vanessa Roberts is quickly learning how to deal with her annoying pretty-boy lab partner, her incredibly ADD best friend, and the seemingly widening gap between her and her mother. Zack Roads should have been everything she deserved. He is more than just a nice distraction; he is also the cause for every envious glance shot Vanessa’s way as she enters her sophomore year at Gem City High. What happens when she finds herself amid a storm of hope, regret, and the danger of losing herself along the way?

Dash, an aspiring football player with his dreams firmly insight, was ready to face the difficulties in life. He loves the thrill and toll that accompanies attempts to realize his dreams, but unfortunately, life throws curveballs after curveballs at him.