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Ed Piskor's acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Hip Hop Family Tree Book 4 charts the rise of Dr. Dre and Def Jam records, and introduces new branches on the 'tree': Will Smith, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim and Biz Markie. This volume is also jam-packed with films Hollywood released in an attempt to cash in on the phenomenon, like Breakin', Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo, Beat Street, Krush Groove and more.
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This comics history continues covering the early years of 1981-1983, when hip-hop makes a transition from parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the paying customers by adopting flamboyant regalia until a young team from Hollis, Queens called Run-DMC comes on the scene to take things back to the streets. This volume covers hits like Afrika Bambaataa's Planet rock, The Message...
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Born in the South during the height of segregation, James Brown went on to become a global sensation, using his immeasurable talent to grasp what he believed was the American Dream. Join the charismatic, hard working, and sometimes tyrannical bandleader on a journey down the roads of America with a group of talented musicians spreading the sound of funk and soul throughout the country. Told against the backdrop of a changing America during the Civil...
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Hip-hop family tree volume 1
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Captures the history of the formative years of hip-hop, including such rap pioneers as Afrika Bambaataa, MC Sha Rock, and DJ Kool Herc.
"Yes yes, y'all! Acclaimed young cartoonist Ed Piskor (Wizzywig) schools you on the old school in this essential, explosively entertaining, encyclopedic cultural chronicle of an American art form that changed the world. Hip Hop Family Tree (originally serialized online at Boing Boing) takes you form the parks and...
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