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"It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine," Biggie Smalls rapped on his debut single in 1994, the classic hip hop track "Juicy." Seven issues from the early days of that magazine are presented here, sold as a lot. Vol. 3 No. 11; Vol. 4 Nos. 3, 10, & 11; Vol. 5, Nos. 4 & 5; special issue "Rap Masters" from March 1990. Staple bound wraps. Very Good+ condition overall, light reading wear and age-toning; pin-ups included, not unfolded. Vol. 4 No. 10 a little more worn than the rest. Uncommon. A great survey of early '90s hip hop, R&B, and African American teen culture, spanning the gamut from the Nu Jack swing of Heavy D to kid rappers like Another Bad Creation, radio-friendly R&B artists like Jodeci and Ralph Tresvant, gangsta rappers NWA and Ice-T, and more political and Afrocentric groups like X Clan, KRS-One and Public Enemy. Features interviews, pin-ups, a pen pals section called "Pass the Word," crossword puzzles, ads, gossip, and lyrics to hit songs.