Hip Hop Family Tree Book 1: 1975-1981 [Paperback]

The lore of the early days of hip hop has become the stuff of myth, so what better way to document this fascinating, epic true story than in another great American mythological medium  the comic book? From exciting young talent and self-proclaimed hip hop nerd Ed Piskor, acclaimed for his hacker graphic novelCaptures the personalities, imagery and milestones with a hilarity and efficiency that no other medium could.When cartoonist Ed Piskor decided to unspool the labyrinth history of one of Americas greatest artistic accomplishments, he spared no effort to immerse his readers in the era of jump suits and scarred vinyl. Everything inAn avid lover of hip-hop music and superhero comic books from a young age, Ed Piskor has combined his two passions to create aOne of the defining histories of hip hop& Ed created a portal into the beginning of hip hop, and just saying that a picture is worth a thousand words is a poor way of explaining why its impact is greater than that of a detailed book.The amount of research and history Piskor packs into this book isThese stories are carefully researched and detailed along withAn astonishing feat of cultural archaeology, in both ambition andexecution. The project somehow doesnt seem quite real: a comic-bookhistory of hip-hop going back to the very beginning  the late 70s where lore is thick and documentation scarce. To tell this story in anylanguage would be a challenge; to tell it in the language of comicsfeels like a magical summoning.This isHes not just doin a comic book, hes doin' a piece of history.Being in an Ed Piskor comic isA superhero-riffing, world-building, toe-tapping, beat-hitting story of a whole lot of people, some brilliant, some lucky, some crazy, and some all of the above.These are dookie-gold-chain d-o-p-e.Even if you are not a fan of hip hop or rapExtraordinary effort. Even if you are not a hip-hop fan, you need to read this.[A] rapid-fire telling of the early days of rap and hip hl#K