LL Cool J Presents the Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness
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A celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop's vibrant history, and its transformative influence not just on American music and culture, but across the world, this vivid chronicle of the rhythm, rhyme, and reason of Hip Hop is told through intimate narratives, over 150 iconic images, and the voices of Hip Hop's founding artists.Co-authored by the legendary LL COOL J, celebrated journalist Vikki Tobak, and Rock The Bells' editorial director Alec Banks, this unparalleled collection is a must-have for music fans. Read firsthand accounts from the likes of DJ Kool Herc, Salt-N-Pepa, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and many more. Delve into a collection of album covers, handwritten lyrics, and original graffiti art. With art direction by Hip Hop photography icon Ernie Paniccioli and photo editing by the renowned Jonathan Mannion, this treasure-filled testament to a cultural revolution charts Hip Hop's birth, meteoric rise, and enduring influence on the American music scene for fans everywhere.
Editors' Note
LL COOL J is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Award-winning Hip-Hop icon, Kennedy Center Honoree, actor, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, founder and CEO of Rock The Bells. Vikki Tobak is an author, journalist, and curator of music photography and contemporary culture. Alec Banks is a journalist and the editorial director of Rock the Bells.
Details
A celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop's vibrant history, and its transformative influence not just on American music and culture, but across the world, this vivid chronicle of the rhythm, rhyme, and reason of Hip Hop is told through intimate narratives, over 150 iconic images, and the voices of Hip Hop's founding artists.Co-authored by the legendary LL COOL J, celebrated journalist Vikki Tobak, and Rock The Bells' editorial director Alec Banks, this unparalleled collection is a must-have for music fans. Read firsthand accounts from the likes of DJ Kool Herc, Salt-N-Pepa, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and many more. Delve into a collection of album covers, handwritten lyrics, and original graffiti art. With art direction by Hip Hop photography icon Ernie Paniccioli and photo editing by the renowned Jonathan Mannion, this treasure-filled testament to a cultural revolution charts Hip Hop's birth, meteoric rise, and enduring influence on the American music scene for fans everywhere.
Editors' Note
LL COOL J is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Award-winning Hip-Hop icon, Kennedy Center Honoree, actor, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, founder and CEO of Rock The Bells. Vikki Tobak is an author, journalist, and curator of music photography and contemporary culture. Alec Banks is a journalist and the editorial director of Rock the Bells.
Details
A celebration of 50 years of Hip Hop's vibrant history, and its transformative influence not just on American music and culture, but across the world, this vivid chronicle of the rhythm, rhyme, and reason of Hip Hop is told through intimate narratives, over 150 iconic images, and the voices of Hip Hop's founding artists.Co-authored by the legendary LL COOL J, celebrated journalist Vikki Tobak, and Rock The Bells' editorial director Alec Banks, this unparalleled collection is a must-have for music fans. Read firsthand accounts from the likes of DJ Kool Herc, Salt-N-Pepa, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and many more. Delve into a collection of album covers, handwritten lyrics, and original graffiti art. With art direction by Hip Hop photography icon Ernie Paniccioli and photo editing by the renowned Jonathan Mannion, this treasure-filled testament to a cultural revolution charts Hip Hop's birth, meteoric rise, and enduring influence on the American music scene for fans everywhere.
Editors' Note
LL COOL J is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Award-winning Hip-Hop icon, Kennedy Center Honoree, actor, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, founder and CEO of Rock The Bells. Vikki Tobak is an author, journalist, and curator of music photography and contemporary culture. Alec Banks is a journalist and the editorial director of Rock the Bells.
Reviews
"A beautifully illustrated homage to 50 years of hip-hop in the words of the icons who were there at the beginning. Includes rarely seen images and recollections from Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Mary J. Blige and more. Peep Ludacris as a cutie child on page 288." - ASSOCIATED PRESS
"Celebrate half a century of a revolutionary musical movement with "The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness," an LL COOL J joint that brings together stunning photography, illuminating artifacts and intimate testimonials from many of the people who took rap music from a Bronx block party to the world stage." --THE NEW YORK TIMES
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336 Pages
Rizzoli International Publications (October 03, 2023)
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