Hip Hop Family Tree Book 2: 1981-1983 (Vol. 2) (Hip Hop Family Tree)

Piskor, Ed

ISBN 10: 1606997564 / ISBN 13: 9781606997567

Published by Fantagraphics Books, 2014

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Title: Hip Hop Family Tree Book 2: 1981-1983 (Vol. ...

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Vol. 2 of the graphic novel series Hip Hop Family Tree covers the early years of 1981-1983. Hip Hop has transitioned 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 flamboyantly, 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," the movie Wildstyle, and introduces superstars like NWA, The Beastie Boys, Doug E Fresh, KRS One, ICE T, and early Public Enemy: cameos by Dolemite, LL Cool J, Notorious BIG, and New Kids on the Block (?!)!

About the Author:

Ed Piskor (1982) lives and draws out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His New York Times Best-Selling series Hip Hop Family Tree, which was originally serialized on Boing Boing, has gone back to print numerous times, and won the 2015 Eisner Award for "Best Reality-Based Work." His series for Marvel, X-Men: Grand Design, was released in 2017 to wide acclaim.  

World renowned director of the film-phenomenon Wild Style.