good books about early hip hop?

hammertime · October 2006

like mid 70s NYC stuff? Any recommendations?

LordNO · October 2006

Yes Yes Y'all by Jim Fricke, Charile Ahearn

It's good cause it's all the originators telling it in their own words, a composite of many different interviews, everybody from Kool Herc, to DJ Baron to Sha Rock on and on..peep.

http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/features/yesyesyall/

Unherd · October 2006

i though Jeff Chang's Cant Stop Wont Stop was decent, and that starts pretty early if I remember correctly...

youngEINSTEIN · October 2006

the RAP ATTACK(african jive to new yor hip-hop)
by david toop. p&c 1984.
peace, stein. . .

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