HERE’S A LITTLE STORY THAT MUST BE TOLD…
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Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick create one of the best songs ever in Hip Hop Family Tree #11 by Ed Piskor @edpiskor
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Hip Hop Family Tree Vol. 1 @fantagraphics
Writer/Artist: Ed Piskor @edpiskor
What it’s about: A painstakingly researched and consistently entertaining history of hip-hop. Volume one covers the mid-70′s through 1981.
How you discovered it: My friend Ben Marra (@traditionalcomics) has a pin-up in the back (plus everybody’s talking about this book)
Why
you like it: Music and comics don’t seem like a natural match, but Piskor taps into something really elemental in this book. It probably helps to know the songs a bit, but you can basically hear them coming out of the page. Plus, the book’s energy and enthusiasm are totally contagious- if you’re not already a hip-hop fan, HHFT could make you one. This comics just, like, vibrates.
Favorite moment: There are a few stories that weave through this first volume, but my favorite is the buildup to “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” (I also like it when another friend of mine, Michael Holman, makes an appearance)
Recommended by Harris Smith, production coordinator/social media editor
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