Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey

The book consists of 30 original essays on the evolution of Hip Hop Culture; 40 original, individual profiles of influential game changers, from Kurtis Blow to will.i.am; playlists of the singles and albums essential to each of Hip Hop's past four decades; and 154 interviews with the most influential DJs, MCs, Producers, Graffiti Writers, B-boys, and B-girls of the culture. The photography in the book includes one-of-a-kind 20x24 Polaroid portraits captured by Jonathan Mannion, as well as hundreds of powerful images contributed by key eyewitnesses of the culture.