RAP
PORTRAITS AND LYRICS OF A GENERATION OF BLACK ROCKERS. THE BOOK IS
RAP
. THE PHOTOGRAPHER JANETTE BECKMAN AND MUSICIANS ARE BIG DADDY KANE, RUN DMC, THE JUNGLE BROTHERS, MONIE LOVE, QUEEN LATIFAH, DOCTOR DRE... AND THE LYRICS... THEY CALM YOUR NERVES, MASSAGE YOUR BRAIN
(ERIC B. & RAKIM).
An absolute perfect book. Landed. From 1991. Simply titled RAP. This is a book of Janette Beckman's photographs of the original rap stars but also a book of their lyrics. And it's a fashion book - of course its a fashion book!
Style. Freestyle. The Rock Steady Crew in Harlem 1983. "We make a good team my Adidas and me."
LL Cool J. In Fila with Kangol hat, chains and love bite. Ladies love cool James. "Cut Creator's good. Cool J's good-good. You bring the woodpecker, I'll bring the wood."
And Flavor Flav. So good they named him one and a half times. And from Public Enemy's Fight The Power
the unforgettable, "Elvis was a hero to most. But he never meant shit to me, you see. Straight out racist, that sucker was simple and plain. Motherfuck him and John Wayne."
Kurtis Blow. The King of Rap. "Not a preacher or a teacher or an electrician. A fighter or a writer or a politician. The man with the key to your ignition. Kurtis Blow is competition."
Back cover lover. Monie Love. There are 50 rap artists and producers featured in the book - each one of them dressed to impress. Which they do. Which it does. You can read your way through. The poetic expression of Eric B & Rakim, the politics of The Jungle Brothers' Done by The Forces of Nature, the youth and posturing of The Beastie Boys and the attitude of Salt 'n' Pepper. It's all here. Times five. The number of copies we have...