10/22/13 The Harlem Renaissance: harlem reigned as the exiting center of African-American culture during the decade between the end of world war 1 and the Great Depression of the 1930s. 10/24/13 HIP HOP GENIUS the book is about a boy about 13 years old from new jersey heard a song called "Why do fools fall in love" by Frankie Lymon. and from that song he knew he wanted to start making a living through making music.