Bibliograph

Type

Label

Hip hop family tree, Ed Piskor, Vol. 1

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 106), discography (page 106) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hip hop family tree

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novelsdiscographies

Oclc number

864183003

Responsibility statement

Ed Piskor

Summary

"Yes yes, y'all! Acclaimed young cartoonist Ed Piskor schools you on the old school in this essential, explosively entertaining, encyclopedic cultural chronicle of an American art form that changed the world. <i>Hip Hop Family Tree</i> (originally serialized online at Boing Boing) takes you form the parks and rec rooms of the South Bronx to the night clubs, recording studios and radio stations where the scene started to boom, in panels bursting with obsessively authentic detail. The vivd personalities and magnetic performances of early stars like Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow, DJ Kool Herc, The Surgarhill Gang, and Funky 4+1 come to life, as do the no-less-charismatic players behind the scenes like Russell Simmons, Sylvia Robinson and Rick Rubin. And graffiti master Fab 5 Freddy meets Debbie Harry, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat as the music and culture begin to penetrate downtown Manhattan and the mainstream at large." -- Back cover

Target audience

adult

Classification