The Book of Hip Hop Cover Art

From the self-funded amateurism of the late 1970's, through the electronic body-popping and break dancing influences of the 80s, all the way to the gold-plated present, Hip Hop has worn its heart, often gaudily, on its sleeve. The Book of Hip Hop Cover Art captures the memorable covers, teases out the influences, and chronicles the huge impact of the visual imagery of artists as diverse as Public Enemy, Dr Dre, Jay-Z, and Afrika Bambaataa on an entire generation of music fans.

Andrew Emery, Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim, 160 pages, more than 250 colour photographs, text in english, paperback, 16,95 euro, isbn 978-3-2830-0536-8