Hip Hop Family Tree Book 2: 1981-1983

by Ed Piskor

Book Overview

Covering the early years of 1981-1983, Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the paying customers by dressing more and more flamboyant until a young group called RUN-DMC comes on the scene to take things back to the streets. This volume covers hits like Afrika Bambaataa's Planet Rock, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's the Message,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606997564
• ISBN13: 9781606997567
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 12.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher