Contact high : a visual history of hip-hop / Vikki Tobak.
"[This] is an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their most intimate diaries--their contact sheets. Featuring rare outtakes from over 100 photo shoots alongside interviews and essays from industry legends, this gorgeous book takes readers on a chronological journey from old-school to alternative hip-hop, and from analog to digital photography. The ultimate companion for music and photography enthusiasts, Contact High is a definitive history of hip-hop's early days, celebrating the artists who shaped the iconic album covers, T-shirts, and posters beloved by rap and hip-hop fans today"--Page facing half-title page.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525573883
- ISBN: 0525573887
- Physical Description: 286 pages : 34 m
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2018]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Tony Tone and Kool Herc / Joe Conzo Jr. -- The Popper / Joe Conzo Jr. -- Frosty Freeze, Rock Steady Crew / Martha Cooper -- Grandmaster Caz and JDL at Club Negril / Joe Conzo Jr. -- JDL at the Skate Key Roller Rink / Joe Conzo Jr. -- Flying High as seen on the Roots' undun / Jamel Shabazz -- Grand Mixer D.ST. / Janette Beckman -- Fab 5 Freddy / Sophie Bramly -- Mohammed at Bronx River Houses Community Center / Sophie Bramly -- Futura and Keith Haring / Sophie Bramly -- B-Girls in the Bronx / Ricky Flores -- Run-DMC / Janette Beckman -- Run-DMC and LL Cool J at the First All-Rap Spectacular / Lawrence Watson -- Roxanne Shanté / Lawrence Watson -- Salt-N-Pepa, shake your thang / Janette Beckman -- Public Enemy, it takes a nation of millions to hold us back / Glen E. Friedman -- New York street culture / Ricky Powell -- Contact sheets : freedom of choice / Bill Adler -- "Ladies of Hip-Hop" shoot for Paper Magazine / Janette Beckman -- Eric B and Rakim, follow the leader / Drew Carolan -- Easy-E and N.W.A. / Ithaka Darin Pappas -- Will Smith / Mike Miller - EPMD, unfinished business / Janette Beckman -- Big Daddy Kane / Al Pereira -- Slick Rick / Janette Beckman -- Preserving a national treasure : hip-hop photography / Rhea L. Combs -- Public Enemy, apocolypse 91... the enemy strikes back / Ernie Paniccioli -- Masta Ace and Biz Markie doll / George Dubose -- A Tribe Called Quest / Janette Beckman -- Phife Dawg and A Tribe Called Quest in the studio / Al Pereira -- LL Coll J, 14 shots to the dome / Danny Clinch -- Beastie Boys, check your head / Glen E, Friedman -- Queen Latifah / Al Pereira -- Dr.Dre / Al Pereira -- Mary J. Blige / Michael Benabib -- Gang Starr, daily operation / Matt Gunther -- Message to the hip-hop world : the imagery of Gang Starr / DJ Premier -- Wu-Tamg Clan, enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers) --
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