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:	9781422225318
Publisher:	Mason Crest Publishers
Publication date:	01/28/2012
Series:	Superstars of Hip-Hop Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.36(h) x 0.28(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 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

Usher has enjoyed incredible success in his very short career. He began developing his musical talent when he was a teenager and has barely slowed down since. Recognizing his talent at an early age, his mother was instrumental in Usher's rise to fame. Although he left home to pursue his career while he was still in high school, his mother maintained a positive and stable influence in his life which directly affected his success. Usher is as smart as he is talented and the list of accomplishments presented by Hill is quite impressive, especially when his age is taken into consideration. But the author offers little more than a presentation of the facts of Usher's professional career. Interspersed with brief biographical data, the text is little more than a list of Usher's successes presented alongside pictures of Usher. The text will appeal to fans of Usher, but the author presents little beyond bare facts about Usher's career. The text is part of the "Superstars of Hip-Hop" series. Reviewer: Danielle Williams

Children's Literature - Danielle Williams

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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