Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey Hardcover Book

The ultimate coffee-table book created for all generations of fans. This colossal 420-page leather-bound collection includes hundreds of poster-sized photographs, exclusive testimonials from your favorite DJs, MCs, Graffiti Artists, B-Boys, and Producers plus unique profiles of iconic game-changers written by Hip-Hop's most respected journalists and authors. Over 250 original essays, profiles, and testimonials written by Hip-Hop's top journalists, authors, MCs, DJs, B-Boys, graf artists, and producers covering all aspects of the culture and profiling 40 Icons who changed the game. It features hundreds of powerful images compiled by key eyewitnesses to the culture, including one-of-a-kind Polaroid portraits captured by celebrated photographer Jonathan Mannion. The Ultimate Guide Hip-Hop Essentials lists the hottest 100 singles and albums from each of Hip-Hop's four decades. PLUS an exclusive 4'x18 gatefold illustration by Mike Thompson, celebrating the four elements of Hip-Hop