IDEA, £65Ĭorrection: The picture accompanying the book by LL Cool J is of Dr Dre, not LL Cool J as was originally captioned.
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Eddie Plein wearing Gianni Versace Mod S64 sunglasses, Atlanta 1998 © Courtesy of Eddie PleinĪ second edition features new insight from Marc Jacobs, who describes his love for gold and chipped teeth as a “fetish”, something he’s “always found alluring and sexy”. This illustrated history of the genre’s love for grills – the glittering tooth covers popularised by Eddie Plein – sold out instantly when it was published in 2021. And they have one thing in common: Houston.
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Mouth Full of Golds The expanded second edition of Mouth Full of Golds by Eddie Plein and Lyle Lindgren (Pimp C and Bun B), Paul Wall, Beyonce, Chamillionaire and Scarface are all names synonymous with contemporary hip-hop. An inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their most intimate diariestheir contact sheets. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive.” MHS Publishing, £100 Quotes from Tupac are dotted throughout, including “Death is not the greatest loss. Tupac – The Legend Tupac - The Legend by Michel Haddi © Michel Haddi, courtesy of 29 Arts in Progress Galleryįrench-Algerian photographer Michel Haddi pays homage to the rapper’s enduring influence with 40 pages of images taken one afternoon in Los Angeles in 1993. Salt-N-Pepa NYC, 1987, from Fresh Fly Fabulous © Janette BeckmanĪs Slick Rick writes in the foreword, “Style in hip hop has no blueprint.” Rizzoli, $55 Rizzoli, $55įresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style by Elizabeth Way and Elena Romeroįrom Manolo Blahnik’s Timberland-inspired Okla Alta booties to Aaliyah’s Tommy Hilfiger bandeau and jeans, this tome explores hip-hop style through more than 100 garments and accessories. Insights from Eminem, Mary J Blige and Run-DMC round out the book. Through the eyes of two-time Grammy award-winning artist LL Cool J, and co-authored by Vikki Tobak and Alec Banks, this commemorates half a century of hip hop with more than 150 images from the genre’s most celebrated photographers. In short, the author picks the most important rap song per year from 1979 to 2014. Thus, a hip hop consciousness of 'Black Americana' spread. It’s the king of all hip hop coffees table books as it can be picked up and flipped through, or read from start to finish, as it’s art and graphs are just as relevant as its prose. LL Cool J Presents The Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness Dr Dre in the studio © Jonathan Mannion This rap history book puts you directly in the minds of the young American hip hop family tree of MCs who with the funky beat and dope-ass lyrics fought through streets of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles in the early days of the 70s and 80s with this new spirited soul of urban poetry. We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Books news every morning.
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