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 Waxpoectics - Issue 41 - The West Coast Issue ft Ice Cube / Ice T

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Also Includes: EPMD, DJ Disco Whiz, Supreme Photo Essay, Grandmixer DXT, Latin Freestyle, Easy Mo Bee Record Rundown, DJ Amir Record Spot Rundown, Peanut Butter Wolf Video Rundown, Souls of Mischief, Jimmy Spicer, Vicious Beat Posse, Just-Ice, Mixmaster Gee and the Turntable Orchestra, and Spyder D RE:Discovered, Guru, Malcolm McLaren, and Chilly B remembered

Waxpoectics - Issue 41 - The East Coast Issue ft KRS ONE / EPMD

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Also Includes: EPMD, DJ Disco Whiz, Supreme Photo Essay, Grandmixer DXT, Latin Freestyle, Easy Mo Bee Record Rundown, DJ Amir Record Spot Rundown, Peanut Butter Wolf Video Rundown, Souls of Mischief, Jimmy Spicer, Vicious Beat Posse, Just-Ice, Mixmaster Gee and the Turntable Orchestra, and Spyder D RE:Discovered, Guru, Malcolm McLaren, and Chilly B remembered

London Burners - Jete Swami

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Some of the most outrageous graffiti art in the world barrels through the city of London in a blur of colour. These moving canvases and the people who create the dubs or burners are the subject of an electrifying collection of images by photographer Jete Swami. As a teenager, he hung out in sidings and soon learned to paint trains, all the while taking photos and filming his friends which he continues to do today. In revealing interviews with the photographer, these artists speak out about the joys and dangers of bombing and burning their tags, throw-ups and pieces on to London transport. In addition to vibrant reproductions of the works themselves are shots of the artists as they work under cover of night or scramble to avoid arrest. A unique collection of London's most dazzling high-speed train art, London Burners captures the intensity of this most urban of artistic expressions.

How To Wreck A Nice Beach - Dave Tompkins (The Vocoder From World War II to Hip Hop, The Machine Speaks

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The history of the vocoder: how popular music hijacked the Pentagon's speech scrambling weapon
This is the story of how a military device became the robot voice of hip-hop and pop music. Though the vocoder, invented by Bell Labs in 1928, was designed to guard phones from eavesdroppers, it expanded beyond its original purpose and has since become widely used as a voice-altering tool for musicians. It has served both the Pentagon and the roller rink, a double agent of pop and espionage.

A Time Before Crack by Jamel Shabazz (152 pages Hardback Book)


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Every graffiti writer began his or her writing career with a tag. For those who learn to read tags, a world of aesthetic expression and communication opens up. Tags are a universal language - the jazz of lettering. The photos in Tag Town, dating back to the 1960s, introduce us to the origins of New York style graffiti, containing rare photos of work on the street by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf. Accompanying text is based on interviews with New York graffiti pioneers Blade, Part I and Snake I.
Tag Town: The Origins of Writing by Martha Cooper (107 pages Paperback Book)


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Every graffiti writer began his or her writing career with a tag. For those who learn to read tags, a world of aesthetic expression and communication opens up. Tags are a universal language - the jazz of lettering. The photos in Tag Town, dating back to the 1960s, introduce us to the origins of New York style graffiti, containing rare photos of work on the street by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf. Accompanying text is based on interviews with New York graffiti pioneers Blade, Part I and Snake I.
Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists (346 pages Paperback Book)


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Flipping through the 350 pages, you are reminded time and time again of how far rap has changed from its days as a way for Bronx kids to pass the time. For example, reading Kool Herc's list of top old school DJs or the roll call of acts that used two DJs makes you yearn for the moment when DJs were an essential, integrated part of the hip hop experience, and not isolated into the snobbish turntablist set. It's not just the DJ memorials that give you cause for reflection. Reliving classic emcee battles seems quaint compared to the significantly hotter water rappers find themselves in today. And perusing milestones such as the first acts signed to major labels or early examples of hip-hop cinema are a valuable lesson for a generation that has grown up with rap as the cultural norm as its influence has spread into nearly facet of global pop culture.
Classic Material - The Hip Hop Album Guide (175 pages Paperback Book)


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This rich, diverse, and intelligent collection of hip-hop and rap album reviews includes pieces from some of the country's most talented critics on hip-hop music, drawing on a range of expertise from writers at such magazines as Spin, Rolling Stone, The Source, and Vibe. With over 40 entries covering more than 60 classic albums, it disproves the idea that there is a dearth of intelligent commentary and criticism on rap music. Essays and reviews include observations on the music and meaning of the Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, Eminem, Ice-T, Public Enemy, and Run DMC. Tupac's legacy, Jay-Z's pop allure, and Pharcyde's black masculinity issues are also explored.
Getting Up - Subway Graffiti in New York (190 pages Paperback Book)


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Castleman gives a good historical introduction to graffiti and it's beginnings, his interviews are with the main writers of the time, such as Lee, and so this is a strong review of how it all started.
Can't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang (546 pages Paperback book)


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"Don't be misled; this is not just another rap book. Can't Stop Won't Stop is a potent political treatise, a glance at the 20th century through the social lens of hip-hop. Inflammatory, illuminating, and anything but myopic, the scope of Chang's work is awe-inspiring." - DJ Shadow
KRS ONE - The Gospel Of Hip Hop (Hardback book)


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The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument, the first book from the I Am Hip Hop imprint set for launch in the fall of 2009, is the philosophical masterwork of KRS ONE. Set in the format of a self-help holy book, this 800-plus-page opus is a spiritual manual for citizens of Hip Hop Kulture that combines classic philosophy with faith and practical knowledge, for a fascinating, in-depth exploration of Hip Hop as a life path. Known as "the Teacha," KRS ONE developed his unique outlook as a homeless teen in Brooklyn, New York, engaging his philosophy of self-creation to become one of the most respected emcees in Hip Hop history. As Hip Hop's true steward, KRS ONE painstakingly details the development of the culture and the ways in which we, as "Hiphoppas," can and should preserve its future.
The Nasty - Terrible T-Kid 170 (Hardback book)


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The life story of graffiti writer T-Kid 170 from gang member to style mentor for urban youth. At the age of 16, Julius Cavero was shot three times in a gang shoot out in a park. He only just survived, and while lying in hospital with little else to do he began to draw, and it was there that he chose to become T-Kid 170. He grew up in the golden age of hip hop and became one of the leading figures in the emerging New York graffiti scene. His work was also reproduced in the seminal Subway Art and he was soon an international star. This is the uncensored Bronx hip hop story.
Check The Technique by Brian Coleman (509 pages book)


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This is a really great read for all hip-hop fans, and essential hip-hop history is documented in here. It also gives you a lot more of an appreciation for some of hip-hop's classics and lets you delve deeper into the work of the golden age artists. Highly recommended.
Hip Hop Files by Martha Cooper (Hardback Edition)


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Martha Cooper has a reputation of being the first and foremost photographer of emerging Hip Hop culture in New York City. This book documents the beginning of the phenomenon now known as Hip Hop. Along with the photos are quotes and statements from the people appearing in them. Insightful commentary from over 70 Hip Hop icons also accompany the shots. Cooper's willingness to travel into risky areas placed her at the centre of the Hip Hop movement and allowed unprecedented access. Hip Hop Files is the definitive record of the most influential youth culture on earth.
Grand Slam Magazine - Vol. 1, Issue 2, Summer 2003


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Cappo, Scorzayzee, Cmone, Public Enemy, MC Serch, PMD, Kool & The Gang, Comes with a free CD: "One-On" Volume 2 !.
Yes Yes Y'All - Oral History of Hip Hop's First Decade by Jim Fricke & Charlie Ahearn (350 pages Book)


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An essential book for all hip hop fans. Possibly the best read on the early days of hip hop from the people that were actually involved. This take you deeper than the average story of the birth of hip hop.
Ricky Powell - Oh Snap ! (160 pages Book)


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Known around the world as 'the fourth Beastie Boy,' Ricky Powell has photographed rap and hip hop artists. From old school rappers Public Enemy, Run DMC, and LL Cool J to Cypress Hill, Method Man of the Wu Tang Clan.
"Ricky is one of those rare individuals who has the uncanny ability to always find himself in the right place at the right time, and he has the pictures to prove it...Whatever function, show, party, or moment in time was occurring, Ricky would be there, camera round his neck, going for his shot in his old-school, Kevin McHale, off-balance, get-the-shot-then-bust-his-ass style."--Mike D "Ricky Powell is one of the best photographers of our time."--Run of Run-D.M.C.
"This book is the wham-bango!"--Cypress Hill
"Whether it was the birth of the Beastie Boys or Run-D.M.C. or Public Enemy, Ricky was there...I could go on and on, but in short, Ricky's the bomb!"--Fab 5 Freddy
"Ricky is one of the best photographers I've ever worked with-- and I've worked with a lot."--LL Cool J
Dondi White - Style Master General (Hardcover Book)



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The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White: The dominance of the graffiti aesthetic in contemporary culture is undeniable. But how did an art form spawned in the train yards of 1970s New York achieve the dominance it now enjoys in rap videos, TV commercials, fashion, and print ads around the world? There are many answers to the question, but one factor is indisputable: DONDI WHITE. Coming of age in hardscrabble East New York in the early 1970s, Dondi began the process of introducing a whole new artistic dialect into the cacophony of the American art scene. His work on subway trains remain classic benchmarks throughout the worldwide graffiti community today. In the 80s, Dondi's contributions were recognised by the art world at large. His death in the autumn of 1998 was mourned in graffiti and high art communities alike. Dondi's work maintains a rabid, worldwide following, and here for the first time, his full story is told. DONDI will also feature early sketches, rare paintings, and many images of Dondi's work on the subway trains of New York that have never been viewed before - anywhere
Bonafide - Issue 03



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Bonafide magazine continues it¹s ongoing exploration into the art & design of music promotion, speaking to Village Green, the team behind Fabric¹s distinct art direction and Stones Throw art director Jeff Jank, who designs the magazines first guest cover. Inside there¹s features on the most exciting MCs of the last 20 years including Mr Lif, renaissance man Raekwon the Chef, avant-garde sound sorcerers Anti-Pop Consortium, native tongue pioneers De La Soul and Task Force. As well as revealing insights from two of the finest purveyors of modern funk, Malcolm Catto and Dam Funk.
Waxpoetics - Issue 40

Ohio Players

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- LEROY SUGARFOOT BONNER bares the pleasures and pains of the OHIO PLAYERS. - Motown cofounder and hitmaker SMOKEY ROBINSON ascended souls limitations. - Detroit collective TRIBE employed jazz to empower the people. - JOE CUBA and his Sextet reinvented Latin music many times over. - The auspicious apprenticeship of Atlantic Records engineer GENE PAUL. - Jazz vibist JOHNNY LYTLE relentlessly went the distance. Plus: TORTOISE, RECORD RUNDOWN WITH MILES TACKET OF BREAKESTRA, JAVELIN, GILLES PETERSON IN HAVANA ,TEDDY PENDERGRASS AND WILLIE MITCHELL REMEMBERED
Rakim Told Me: Hip-Hop Wax Facts, Straight from the Original Artists The 80's (Paperback)
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Not many books have fully explored hip hop album history, fewer still have got the words from the horses mouth about how these works of wonder came about. Key albums covered here include BDP's 'Criminal Minded' (KRS-One tells his life story, amazing insights), EPMD's 'Strictly Business'
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 Waxpoetics - Issue 39

Africa Issue: Fela / Tony Allen

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- An excerpt from Fela: This Bitch of a Life by Carlos Moore. - Drummer Tony Allen helped Fela create a musical phenomenon that shook a continent. - Singer Vincent Ahehehinnou brought the funk to Benin¹s Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. - Pax Nicholas broke free from Fela¹s grip to create his own hard-hitting Afrobeat masterpiece. - Artist Ghariokwu Lemi handcrafted classic Fela album covers. - The Rail Band shot to stardom by fusing modernism with Mali¹s rich folkloric tradition Orchestra Baobab embraced Cuban rhythms but shines in many styles.
Waxpoetics - Issue 38

Curtis Mayfield/Ralph Bakshi

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* Re:Discovery Melvin Van Peebles, Manfred Krug, Marvin Gaye, Judgment Night OST, John Carpenter * Roc Raida The Grand Master * Shadows and Phonographs This sinister role of the turntable in Hollywood classics * Brotherman Blaxploitation soundtrack for a film that wasnt meant to be * Adrian Younge Black Dynamite composer refuses to cut corners with his authentic old soul * Gangs On Film The South Bronx of 1979 documented in 80 Blocks from Tiffanys * Night Life Photographer Michael Abramson captured the magic of 1970s South Side Chicago * The Rhythm of Film DJ/producer David Holmes approaches soundtrack composition with a less-is-more philosophy * Mood Music European libraries created soulful instrumentals for 70s film and television * The Next Hustle Ex-pimp Robert Beck transformed into writer Iceberg Slim, introducing a new genre for literature, film and music * Comic Truth Animation and indie film pioneer Ralph Bakshi drew attention to race and culture * Gangster Boogie Curtis Mayfield injected his own cultural commentary into the Super Fly legacy * The Provocateur Director Spike Lee continues to tell personal stories by any means necessary * Playing It Straight Black Dynamite director Scott Sanders crafts high-caliber blaxploitation homage * Analog Out Cybernetics, Louis and Bebe Barron, and the sonic life-forms of Forbidden Planet
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with GILBERTO GIL, AIRTO MOREIRA, TIM MAIA, ARTHUR VEROCAI, JARDS MACALÉ, JOEL STONES RECORD RUNDOWN, TRIORGANICO, JOSÉ ROBERTO BERTRAMI, JOYCE, CÉU, BLACK RIO 2, MÁRCIO LOCAL and more!
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with ROGER TROUTMANS talk box sings the Human Body electric, Organist and Memphis native BOOKER T. JONES was the life force of the Stax sound, THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA broke new musical ground despite icy relationships, Musician BYRON LEES renowned studio lit a fire under Jamaicas music scene, Dust Brother E.Z. MIKE SIMPSON pulls endless possibilities from the funky past, Rapper DEF JEF weighed in with a conscious voice, RALPH MACDONALD put his artistic touch on classic soul and jazz sides, LORD FINESSE is on a habitual quest for musical knowledge, EL MICHELS AFFAIR channels the Wu-Tang Clans ruckus and more!
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with Producer CREED TAYLOR cast strong jazz talent for his personal masterpieces, Producer JOEL DORN helmed a funky golden era for Atlantic, Bassist-turned-arranger RICHARD EVANS put the soul in Cadet Records, Pianist and composer HORACE TAPSCOTT cultivated the Los Angeles jazz community, Guitarist MELVIN SPARKS fueled funky sessions for soul-jazz¹s master mechanics, The making of ULULATION was a celebration of life, STONEPHACE transcends the limitations of a genre, 9DW proves seeds of funky fusion are best sown at home, RHODES ELECTRIC PIANO
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-Gamble and Huff cooked up the perfect recipe for Philadelphia soul. -Russell Thompkins Jr. was the golden voice of the Stylistics. -Teddy Pendergrass gets real regarding his enduring legacy and life. -Thom Bell produced memorable magic for a host of Philly artists. -The Delfonics perfected the love song -Questlove was born to decipher all musical roots. -Disc jockey Sonny Hopson lit up the Philly airwaves. -Pop Art Records hustle put Philly on the hip-hop map. -Vibraphonist and arranger Vincent Montana Jr. brought the orchestra to the dance floor -Singer Howard Tate expanded the Philly sound with Southern soul. -A spectrum of players remember the Philly Jazz Circuit. -Jneiro Jarel paints a different type of hip-hop -Odean Pope rediscovered the saxophone from the bottom up. -Phillyss First Choice fills the dance floor year after yeard.
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# An excerpt from I Want to Take You Higher ­ The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone by Jeff Kaliss # Reggae maverick Jimmy Cliff reached global audiences without toeing the line # Pianist Ahmad Jamal charted a new popularity for jazz # Egyptian Lover and Arabian Prince electrified hip-hop in the ¹80s # Large Professor laid the groundwork for a generation of beatmakers # Cey Adams established the visual constituent of the hip-hop nation # The South Korean b-boy cipher # Jean Grae¹s daring wordplay propelled her to hip-hop¹s forefront # Egyptian Lover and Arabian Prince electrified hip-hop in the ¹80s # H-Town rappers H.I.S.D. initiate a Lone Star rebirth # Terry Lynn upends traditional reggae with charged frontline commentary # Norman Whitfield, Alton Ellis, and Earl Palmer remembered
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* Isaac Hayes - Black Moses * Jerry Wexler - Soul Instinct * Roy Shirley - Rocksteady Soul * The Menahan Street Band¹s melodies find their way back home * J.Rocc lets his fingers do the rocking * The electric Mickey Dread tapped reggae¹s unique frequencies * Guitarist Larry Coryell lit up a genre * Shuggie Otis shines light on dark days * Os Mutantes transformed modern Brazilian pop * Slick Rick set the standard in rap¹s glory years * Grant Green Jr. reflects on his father¹s signature sound * Disco futurist Patrick Adams found his voice in the keys * A revealing look into the mind of MF DOOM * Count Bass D carves out a musical niche
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* Bo Diddley - In Memoriam * Jimmy McGriff - In Memoriam * Ike Turner - In Memoriam * Buddy Miles - In Memoriam * The compounded sound of the Dirtbombs * The Blues Project didn't need a reason to love the blues * The Black Rock Coalition's fight to break the mold * Iron Knowledge still leaves them guessing * Anatolian rock fused Turkish folk with fuzz * The ebb and flow of folksinger Sixto Rodriguez * Babe Ruth's hip-hop homerun * The Rascals strive for harmony against all odds * A twist of fate for pioneers Black Merda * Bad Brains unleashed extraordinary positivity from the nation's capital * Filmmaker Don Letts manned a culture clash * Dave Bartholomew is rock and roll's unheralded godfather * Ernie Isley finds his place among rock royalty * How a gritty Memphis studio helped Elvis get real again * The punk-funk of Prince and the Rebels
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* Cover Artists: Herbie Hancock & Spoonie Gee * Israeli multi-instrumentalist Kutiman gets inspired * Plantlife¹s Jack Splash cultivates homegrown formula for success * Ocote Soul Sounds fosters folk traditions * Chicago expats bring spiritual soul to the Holy Land * The musical liberation of funky Lagos * Overshadowed producer K-Def makes noise with his MPC * Back to basics with Pete Rock * The Cinematic Orchestra sets the mood with sound noir * Lee Fields rediscovers new ways to make his music * Jazzman Sam Rivers helmed the New York loft scene and charted a new direction for big band * Composer and jazz pianist Lalo Schifrin harmonizes with his musical surroundings * Herbie Hancock and his Mwandishi band explored the funky outer limits of the avant-garde * Spoonie Gee delivered some of rap¹s first urban sermons * Saxophonist Cedric Brooks weaves the rebellious history of Jamaica into his music * Freddy Fresh produces the encyclopedia of rap records * As Jackson Conti, Madlib and Mamão craft stellar Brazilian record.
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Featuring Al Green, Q-Tip, Flying Lotus, Doug Hammond, Mike Clark and much much more!
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Featuring Grand Master Flash, Eddie Harris, Blue Note Sampler, Hot 8 Brass Band, Newcleus and much much more!
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Featuring Grand Master Flash, Eddie Harris, Blue NOte Sampler, Hot 8 Brass Band, Newcleus and much much more!
Wax Poetics Issue 25

The Photo Issue, Charlie Ahearn, Jamel Shabbaz

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Wax Poetics Issue 24
Mandrill, Eddie Cheba, Marcos Valle, Larry Harlow, Leroy Burgess, Kenton Nix
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Wax Poetics Issue 23
Rick James, Bunny Lee, Chico Hamilton, Arthur Russell, Ramp, DJ Shadow, The Latin Quarter
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Wax Poetics Issue 22
Betty Davis, Too Short, Freddie Terrell, Joao Donato, Steve Reid, King Errisson, Incredible Bongo Band, Ornette Coleman, Alice Coltrane, Marshall Sehorn, Ahmet Ertegun, Marva Whitney, Rhettmatic, Kon & Amir, Lifesavas
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Wax Poetics Issue 20
Lee 'Scratch' Perry, The Soul Syndicate, Lloyd 'Bullwackie' Barnes, Eightball & MJG, King Curtis, Dennis Coffey
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Wax Poetics Issue 19

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Wax Poetics Issue 10

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Wax Poetics Issue 9
RJD2, Dante Ross, THe Roosevelt, Pucho, Willie Mitchell, Joe Zawinul.
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Wax Poetics Issue 4
Cover Art by Tracy 168
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Hip Hop Connection 232 April 2009, Collector's Issue £3.75 Add to basket

with Nas, Jay Z, Biggie, GZA, Rakim and more!
Hip Hop Connection 230 January/February 2009 Lil Wayne £4.50 Add to basket

with Abstract Urban CD, NAS, Best of 2008, Immortal Technique
Hip Hop Connection 229 November 2008 The Story of Detroit ft. Eminem, J-Dilla, Proof, Black Milk etc with free Lowkey CD £3.75 Add to basket
Hip Hop Connection 228 November 2008 Welcome To Violence £3.75 Add to basket

with 42 tracks CD from Necro.
Hip Hop Connection 227 September 2008 Special 20th anniversary Edition Ice Cube Cover £3.75 Add to basket

with 20 free tracks to download on Beat source, Kanye West, The Game, MF Doom, Roots Manuva...
Hip Hop Connection 226 August 2008 £3.75 Add to basket

with 2 CDs "Cool Ninja" & "Clash A'da Tight 1's", UK stand up tall with Skinnyman, Sawy, Roots Manuva, Jehst, Mr Bang On etc...
Hip Hop Connection 225 July 2008 £3.75 Add to basket

Dizzie Rascal, EL-P, Busta Rhymes, De La Soul plus free THTC Mixtape CD
Hip-Hop Connection 221 (April 2008)

Pete Rock, Termanology, MF Doom, Havoc, Babu. Talib Kweli, Redman + FREE NATURE SOUNDS SAMPLER CD.

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Hip-Hop Connection 220 (March 2008)

Dr DRe, 2Pac, Snoop, Scarface, Necro, Estelle, Harry Love + FREE Death Row Records SAMPLER CD.

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Hip-Hop Connection 219 (Jan/Feb 2008)

Wu Tang Clan, Review of 2007, Chuck D, Saigon, Nas + free Sniper CD

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Hip-Hop Connection 218 (December 2007)

Jay Z, Dj Premier, Jay Dee, Guilty Simpson, NYG'z, Percee P

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SHOOK Magazine - Issue 7
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The Funk Factory Special issue of Shook Magazine -- with focus feature on the modern funk flag wavers that keep the scene fresh and amazing, including The Daptone Records gang, Breakestra, Whitefield Brothers, Lefties Soul Connection and more -- plus articles on Roughneck MC, Jazzie B, Moondog, Max Romeo, Tribe Records, Terence Blanchard and more -- plus Fela on Broadway, the Akwaaba label and more! Lucky number 7 in the UK-based journal of global music & culture -- and the best yet! ©
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with Calma, Mr Chop, Omar S, Bobbito +Rich Medina, Hyperdub and more!
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Sound System Special ­ Shaka, Channel One, CoxsoneŠ string up and dance House Shoes ­ you can take a brotha out of DetroitŠ Cumbiaton Explosion ­ Toy Selectah and Club Zizek Manchester before the Hacienda ­ Greg Wilson and the Electro-Funk Bomb Salah Ragab ­ Exploring the Magic System Paul Beatty ­ The White Boy Shuffle Clutchy Hopkins ­ Who Da F#@k is Clutchy Hopkins Raymond Scott ­ The Name of the Game is Lightworks Saut D¹Eau ­ A Haitian Vodou Story Morning Breath ­ Cover Me Emory Douglas ­ The Art of the Black Panthers Bomba: The Ruff Guide to Puerto Rico Jazz Cats: The Harlem School of Jazz plusŠ Q-Tip, Dâm-Funk, Onra, Crazy Couzins, The Invisible, Kaidi Tatham, London Jazz Festival, 45 Love, plus all ya regulars, reviews and raw vibes.
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This issue's got a special focus on international beats -- with features on the scenes in Glasgow, London, LA, and Amsterdam -- plus articles on Tippa Irie, Arthur Russell, Angelo Baladmenti, Pilooski, and Spiritual Jazz -- plus a travel guide to the Buenos Aires scene, in case you're planning a trip! There's lots more groovy and global -- reviews, news, and other bits -- and as with the first issue, the production quality is handsome and top shelf all the way through.
Free Magazine (became Touch Magazine) £1.99 Add to basket

with Flavor Flav, The Complete Dance Music Perspective and more!
Echoes Issue September 7, 1991 - Karyn White £1.99 Add to basket

with Karyn White,, Sabrina Johnston, Subsonic 2, Jungle Fever and more!
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Hip Hop Experiment with DJ Premier, DJ Babu, Dr Doom, Slick Rick, DJ Spinna and more!
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Hip Hop Experiment with Nas, The Roots, Prince Paul, Lowlife Records, The PHarcyde, Rob SWift and more!
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Hip Hop Experiment with Ron Jeremy, CAnibus, Mike Zoot, Akinyele, J Period, Ras Kass and more!
Grand Royal Issue 2 (1995) £19.99 Add to basket

The Magazine of Champions with Ill Rock Stars, Ricky Powell, Ted Nugent, Dolemite & Queen Bee, Money Mark's and more!
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with Neon Neon, Large Professor, Peanut Butter Wolf, Ben Eine, Kid Acne, Kidkanevil, Flying Lotus etc
Straight No Chaser The Final Issue! £3.95 Add to basket

Fatlace Issue 5
Milk (Audio Two), Kool Keith, T La Rock, Qausimoto, Mr Complex, De La Soul, Quannum, Mos Def, Keith Murray
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Slim Shady, Non Phixion, Scaramanga, RZA, High & Mighty, Q-Bert
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Kings Issue 2
Featuring Devin The Dude, Dizzee Rascal, MF Doom, Rodney P, Jay-Z, Kasabian, Bjork
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Kings Magazine #1
High & Mighty, Mr Complex, Technics 1200, Free Old School Poster
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Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover, UK Edition) £19.99 Add to basket

During the 1970s and 80s photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now 25 years and more than a half a million copies later their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images. With 70 additional photographs and a fresh introduction and afterword this collectors edition illustrates the passion creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread worldwide and spawn the present-day street art movement.
Graffiti Kings Jack Stewart £19.99 Add to basket

This rare, first-hand account of the birth of the New York subway graffiti movement during the 1970s is the first and only graffiti book to reveal what happened behind the scenes when writers put their lives on the line to grab a scrap of fame from a faceless urban landscape. Through personal interviews and over 275 full-color, unpublished photographs, the colourful origins of subway graffiti are brought to life.Legends such as Taki 183, Bama 1, Phase 2, and CoCo 144 - as well as the city officials who saw the writers as public menaces and their art as vandalism - give accounts of every-day struggles, each full of new advancements, excitement and risk. Alongside archival photographs of everything from vibrant bubble-letter and 3-D pieces to the Holy Grail, are maps, images and ephemera that help fill out this story. A celebration in words and pictures of graffiti's Golden Age, "Graffiti Kings" is a book sure to be coveted by those fascinated and inspired by this uniquely American urban art form.w
Fredy Fresh presents The Rap Records 2nd Edition, The Ultimate Vinyl Ressource Book £24.99 Add to basket

The new expanded 2nd Revised edition of the famed reference book, Freddy Fresh Presents The Rap Records is available, as a special limited edition pressing, This brand new edition features: UK Rap scene Introduction by Record Collector Magazine, Contributor Dudley Jaynes, 1990's Introduction by Classic MC, 6X9 Paperback 740 Pages in length, Over 2,500 Full Color Photo's, Section on Bootlegs and Mastermixes, Updated British and foreign Labels throughout book, Now Listing Records to 1994 and beyond, Photo's of Rare Old New York Area Records Stores, Extensive Comprehensive Index, Highest Price Paid Auction Guide, Interviews With Famous Collectors and Auctioneers, Section on distinguishing Bootlegs from Originals
The 73 Funsgine Book by Jason Jagel & Madlib (Stones Throw) £44.99 Add to basket

This large-format, full-color monograph by contemporary artist Jason Jagel features over 200 images from Jagel¹s career, largely focusing on his current practice. His sometimes-loose, sometimes-tight narrative gouache paintings populate this oversize publication. Music references, family life, and the humming buzz of the street are often found in a single, sprawling image. His work includes fictional and actual album cover paintings, records made of paper, narrative vinyl ³grooves² made of pencil and paintings inspired by specific songs, albums and artists. Jagell¹s connection to music has been strengthened by the use of his paintings as record cover designs for the LA-based hip-hop label Stones Throw, among others. Stones Throw¹s major artist, Madlib, has three exclusive tracks that appear on a companion 10-inch vinyl record with its own full-color sleeve designed by Jagel. Contributors include Madlib, Jeff Jank, Nate Denver.
The Breaks Stylin' and Profilin' 1982-1990 by Janette Becknam £23.99 Add to basket

In the fall of 1982, celebrated photographer of the British music scene Janette Beckman moved to New York City, where she found hip hop on the edge of explosion. After a decade underground, the DJs, MCs, b-boys, fly girls, and graff writers were finally getting their due from the downtown crowd. While trains were covered in graffiti and boomboxes were blasting on the corners, DJs were up in the clubs while the dancers rocked the floor. Artists were getting signed and local legends were born. And while others called hip hop a fad, Beckman knew better. Her photographs, collected in The Breaks: Stylin¹ and Profilin¹ 1982­1990 transport us back to a time before music videos, marketing departments, and uber-stylists took control. The queen of the 80s album cover, Beckman shot the icons of the era: Afrika Bambaataa, GrandMaster Flash and the Furious Five, the Fearless Four, the World Famous Supreme Team, Lovebug Starski, Salt¹n¹Pepa, Run-DMC, Stetsasonic, UTFO, Roxanne Shante, Sweet T, Jazzy Joyce, Slick Rick, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. and Rakim, EPMD, NWA, Ice-T, 2 Live Crew, Tone Loc, Gang Starr, Ultramagnetic MCs, Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock, Special Ed, Leaders of the New School, Jungle Brothers, Beastie Boys, Rick Rubin, and countless others. The era was as original as it was innocent, and Beckman¹s images remind us of a culture that brought forth The Message before it got Paid in Full.
Wild Style The Sampler by Charlie Ahearn £14.99 Add to basket

In 1982, a small, independent movie written, produced, and directed by Charlie Ahearn was released, first in Germany, Japan, and Cannes, then finally in Times Square. Wild Style, the first film to unite the underground urban art forms of nascent hip hop culture‹DJing, MCing, b-boying, and graff writing‹was filmed on location in the South Bronx without permits or pretensions. Some 25 years after its release, Wild Style is truly a classic, having inspired countless artists, musicians, and writers with unforgettable scenes starring the era¹s most memorable personalities. To celebrate the film¹s silver anniversary, WILD STYLE: THE SAMPLER provides an inside look at the making of the film, its release, and the reverberations it caused around the world. Narrated by Ahearn, the book introduces us to a cast of characters and outrageous adventures through a carefully curated collection of never-before-published photographs, original artwork, production stills, archival materials, and personal stories from stars Fab 5 Freddy, Lee Quinones, LADY PINK, ZEPHYR, Patti Astor, Busy Bee, Grandmaster Caz, and Glenn O¹Brien, as well as insights into the film¹s influence by artists and writers including Sacha Jenkins, Melle Mel, Biz Markie, Cut Chemist, and DJ Krush. Recounting the film¹s influence over the past quarter century, WILD STYLE: THE SAMPLER offers incomparable insight into hip hop¹s most indelible film.
Waxpoetics Anthology Vol 2 £22.99 Add to basket

When wax poetics debuted in 2001, many magazines were covering the artists of the day, but coverage on the classical material was noticably lacking. This second volume continues in the magazine's tradition of bridging the gap. From Jazz pioneers to Eugene McDaniels, Sun Ra and Joe Zawinul to influential hip-hop artists like DJ Premier and the Beastie Boys. By presenting a diverse array of puzzle peices, this collection gives readers the opportunity to make connections themselves.
Born In The Bronx (hardback book) A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop £24.99 Add to basket

For years there was nothing: a handful of amateur snapshots had been culled together for books like Rap Attack, Yes Yes Y'All and Steven Hager's Hip Hop. Back In The Days, Jamal Shabazz' tome, made a huge and well deserved splash, but we are talking early-mid '80s. Where were the photos of the 'old' old school? They were at Joe Conzo's house. Joe Conzo was the official snapper for the Cold Crush Brothers, and an aspiring documentary photographer, who shot a lot of hip-hop shows circa 1979-1981. Then Joe was hit hard by life, became a junkie and homeless. He cleaned up in 1990 and became an Emergency Paramedic, driving an ambulance in the very Bronx neighbourhoods that he'd spent years down and out in. He's now active in his Union, and in Narcotics Anonymous. Joe's Eye is fantastic: the drama and dynamics of early hip-hop are captures in his photographs, a small selection of which are shown below. FACT teamed up with Johan Kugelberg and Freewheelin' Media to produce a show entitled Born In The Bronx, wherein a larger selection of original photos and handmade flyers were shown.
Waxpoetics - Cover Story Album Cover Story £14.99 Add to basket

This is the second book by esteemed music journal Wax Poetics, it graphically narrates the vibrant subculture of record collecting through the art of the album cover. It's a must-have for record connoisseurs and art aficionados alike. Illustrated as a visual essay, Cover Story exhibits the diverse art forms and design styles of the record cover, each telling its own story.
Spraycan Art Henry Chalfant & James Prigoff £9.99 - SOLD OUT

Absolutely essential !! Like Subway Art but with a global scope of the phenomonon as it spread to the subways and streets of Europe and beyond. Features the young Mode 2, 3D (Massive Attack) , Goldie , Bando and all the U.S. legends of the day. Incredible to this day !!
Public Access Ricky Powell Photograph 1985 - 2005 hardback book £19.99 Add to basket

"Ricky Powell, aka the Rickster, has seen a lot of history. He has worked variously as a busboy, bike messenger, Frozade vender, substitute teacher, columnist, cable television host, comic, and dog walker. But he is best known as a wisecracking, self-described "playground rat" who used his beat-up Minolta and party-crashing skills to become a nightlife fixture and a chronicler of the then-exploding world of hip hop." The New York Times For two decades, Ricky Powell has prowled the streets of his native New York, toured the world with hip hop's biggest acts, and full-on crashed celebrity-studded parties on both coasts. Equipped with only his wits and an instamatic camera, Powell elbowed his way into the center of the scene with no shame. "It's for public access," Powell could be heard, pleading for an interview with a pizza shop owner on his cult cable TV show, "Rappin' with the Rickster." Powell knows access is everything, and he delivers. In Public Access: Ricky Powell Photographs 1985­2005, Powell presents the actors, musicians, performers, and artists that inspired him, including Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Eric B. and Rakim, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, Eazy E, Method Man, LL Cool J, Fab 5 Freddy, Steven Tyler, Nina Hagen, John Sex, John Lee Hooker, LeRoy Neiman, Martha Graham, Elizabeth Taylor, Paloma Picasso, Calvin Klein, Barbara Walters, Grace Jones, Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Debi Mazar, Cindy Crawford, Elvira, Dondi, Doze, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol, among many others. Also presented in Public Access are Powell's never-before-published collaborations with top artists, graffiti writers, and photographers including Ron Galella, Ron English, Phil Frost, Lee Quinones, Sam Flores, David Choe, Dalek, DR. REVOLT, ZEPHYR, QUIK, TEAM, DAZE, SEEN, KAWS, JEST, BIGFOOT, SSUR, and HAZE, among others.
The Rough Guide To Hip Hop 2nd edition expanded and revised - Peter Shapiro £14.99 Add to basket

The Rough Guide to Hip-Hop has everything you need to know about the world's most exciting music. It's a one stop A­Z of the best rappers, DJs, breakdancers, beat-boxers and graffiti writers, with the producers, record labels and players behind the scenes thrown in too. From old school pioneers such as Grandmaster Flash and the Sugar Hill Gang, through the acts that first made it big like Public Enemy and Beastie Boys, to current superstars such as Eminem, 50 Cent and Jay-Z ­ this Rough Guide has got it covered. Extensive biographies, recommended albums, and hundreds of photos tell Hip-Hop's story. Plus there are boxes on Hip-Hop's fashions, films, feuds and fads, along side topics like Hip-Hop's slang and sub-genres.
Wax Poetics Anthology Vol. 1 Hard Back Book (Wax Poetics) £27.99 Add to basket

Anthologies are uneven by nature, and in the case of the first Wax Poetics collection, it's especially understandable. Wax Poetics Anthology: Volume 1 collects 31 pieces from the first five issues of the well-loved Brooklyn-based music fanzine, which is devoted to funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, Latin, and other DJ-beloved styles.
Still, the fandom driving the magazine is infectious, and the best pieces are simply essential. Andrew Mason wisely presents his interview with hip-hop producer Prince Paul in as-told-to first-person, and Paul's clear-eyed reminiscences jump off the page. Equally entertaining are the Q&As with former James Brown bassist Sweet Charles Sherrell (capped with a wild tale of the sideman hijacking the Godfather Of Soul's equipment) and pioneering graffiti artist Tracy 168, plus a gripping roundtable on the 1983 graffiti documentary Style Wars, with directors Henry Chalfant and Tony Silver. Still, a large part of Anthology's draw, as with Wax Poetics the magazine, is how gorgeous it looks: Many pieces come with lovingly reproduced album covers and 45 labels, arrayed neatly like so much record-collector porn. Even for those who don't particularly care about obscure Texas funk entrepreneurs like Timothy McNealy, who gets a brief Q&A here, the Wax Poetics crew take such care in presenting them alongside the bigger names that it's easy to get drawn in.


Subway Art -Martha Cooper/Henry Chalfant
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Can't Stop Won't Stop
Jeff Chang Introduction By DJ Kool Herc
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Turntable Timmy (DJ Q-Bert Skratch Audio CD Included)
Michael Perry, Illustrated by Doug Cunningham
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Back In The Days
Photographs by Jamel Shabazz - Hardback
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Ego Trip's Big Book of Racism!
Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Chairman Mao
Gabriel Alvarez & Brent Rollins
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Rap Attack (3rd Edition)
David Toop
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Who Shot Ya? (Hardback)
Three Deacades of Hip-Hop History
Photos by Ernie Paniccioli
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The Art Of Getting Over - Stephen Powers
Hardback, full-colour Graff Book
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R.I.P. Memorial Wall Art
Martha Cooper And Joseph Sciorra
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Enamelized
Roger Gastman
Graff images
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The Rickford Files
Classic New York Photographs by Ricky Powell
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