Book 4 of the best-selling series showcases the rise of Def Jam records, the birth of Dr. Dre's career and introduces up-starts such as Will Smith, Salt N Pepa, Rakim, and Biz Markie. Hollywood also begins to take notice, releasing films like Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Beat Street, Krush Groove and more, all highlighted within this jam packed edition.
by Fantagraphics
Published July, 2016 (Modern Age) by Fantagraphics and went on sale July 13, 2016 for $27.99 USD. This issue contains ____ pages in Color, the current NM value is $27.99 USD.
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1984-1985
Ed Piskor's award-winning series about the history of hip hop and rap continues. In this volume, East Coast rap is seeing the bright lights of Hollywood as several movies about the burgeoning music genre is finally catching the eyes of both white America and MTV. Over on the left coast, West Coast rap is starting to gain it's own identity which unfortunately is rooted in hard drugs such as crack as well as gang culture.
