"As a father, Herschel has made books a large part of his daughters' lives," says Webb. "As we were discussing our desire to have a theme song that the kids would enjoy he came to me with the idea to rewrite Cash Money's popular song "Get Your Roll On" to promote reading. It made perfect sense, and from there we got together and wrote the song."
The result of the collaboration between Webb and Dixon is the catchy single "Get Your Read On". The only thing left to do was get someone to record it.
Choosing Dj Down South was a no-brainer for Webb. "Down South had been a part of our Hip Hop and Books literacy campaign since I co-founded it in 2008 with Platinum-selling recording artist and bestselling author Corey "C-Murder" Miller," says Webb. "He saw what we were trying to do, and the rest is history."
The song "Get Your Read On" will be used as the theme for not just the Hip Hop and Books campaign but Webb's entire initiative to encourage reading among all age groups and backgrounds.
Along with the song Webb and Dixon have written a children's story called "A.J. and the Talent Show" to not just discuss the importance of reading but to introduce the single "Get Your Read On" as well. On Friday, January 23, 2015 Dixon read the story and played the song for his youngest daughter's class. They loved it!
"We have to do whatever it takes to get people enjoying books again," says Webb. "This song is just one part of my plan to do that." "Get Your Read On" is available for FREE DOWNLOAD here: http://thereadingden.podomatic.com/entry/2015-01-24T02_56_51-08_00
The children's book "A.J. and the Talent Show" is slated to be released in March 2015. For details about the book and other plans to promote literacy, visit www.thereadingden.com.
