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THE BIG BOOK OF HIP HOP PHOTOGRAPHY

THE BIG BOOK OF HIP HOP PHOTOGRAPHY

Posted by Koe Rodriguez, Hip-Hop Historian, Owner / Founder athousand-words.com on 24th Mar 2014

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 … read more

CRACK KILLS

Posted by James "Koe" Rodriguez on 13th Feb 2014

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 … read more

HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY BEAT STREET

Posted by James "Koe" Rodriguez on 12th Feb 2014

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 an … read more

SHINING STARR

Posted by James "Koe" Rodriguez on 12th Feb 2014

“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 … read more