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THE BIG BOOK OF HIP HOP PHOTOGRAPHY
Back in 1986, I walked into Stan's Records on Bergen Avenue in Jersey City to peep the latest rap offerings. I quickly spyed the EP "Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz" by rap's newest rhymer on the scene, Biz Markie. The cover of the EP featured an animated Biz jumping in a [...]
CRACK KILLS
During the 1980s, the Reagan administration’s “Just Say No” drug campaign seemed like a promising idea in theory and made for some great, free tees and buttons, but in practice, the initiative failed miserably. When it came to the drug game, there was just too much money to be made (in the streets and [...]
HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY BEAT STREET
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of one of Hip-Hop’s favorite films – Beat Street. Released on June 6, 1984, Beat Street was based on an original story by former High Times editor Steven Hager and was produced by Harry Belafonte and David V. Picker. Veteran producer and director Stan Lathan –actress Sanaa [...]
SHINING STARR
“What they did was, which was so ingenious, was create a whole form of urban style music from just 2 turntables and 2 records, and a microphone.” –GuruI’m a man who’s constantly thinking and recently I thought about a great shot that my good friend Ernie Paniccioli took. The shot in question was a candid [...]
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