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 ol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tobak, Vikki (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Photography, Artistic > 20th century.
Hip-hop > Pictorial works.
Rap (Music) > Pictorial works.
Rap musicians > Portraits.
African Americans > Pictorial works.
African American musicians > Pictorial works.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Rap & Hip Hop.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Individual Photographers > Monographs.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Subjects & Themes > Celebrity.
Photography, Artistic.
Hip-hop.
Rap (Music)
Rap musicians.
1900-1999
Portraits.
Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
Genre:
Pictorial works.
Portraits.
Illustrated works.
Physical Description:286 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"[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.
Note:Includes index.
Call Number:ML3531 .T606 2018
ISBN:9780525573883
0525573887