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Emerald City Hip Hop, Seattle
Paperback
ISBN13: 9780578341590
Publisher: Bossa Moon
Published: Jan 15 2022
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.43 Width: 8.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Emerald City Hip Hop is a photographic documentation of the Seattle hip hop scene from 2001-2008. It is a celebration of becoming an artist. Words, stories, lyrics, memorabilia and photographs from the years 2001-2008 in Seattle hip hop fill the pages. Artists, producers, promoters, and managers represented in the book include: 2 Fly Eli, 8Ball and MJG, 151, Ayinde, Bean One, Big Cec, Blackalicious (Gift of Gab), Blue Scholars (Sabzi and Geo), Boom Bap Project, Beyond Reality (Erika and Upendo), Bushwick Bill, Cannibal, Choklate, Circle of Fire, Cool Nuts, Coty, DeShay, Devin the Dude, DJ D'Doxx, DJ Krush, DJ NuStylez, DJ Roc Fella, DJ Scene, Dirty D, Donté, Draze, DV One, E40, E-Dawg, Eddie Sumlin, Eric Middleman, Flavor Flav, Gary Kono, Gator, Ghetto Prez, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Caz, Grayskul (JFK, Onry Osborn, Rob Castro), Grynch, Humpty Hump, Ishmael Butler (Shabazz Palaces, Digable Planets), Jake One, Jayihl, JD, Joe Budden, Jonathan Moore (Wordsayer), J Pinder, J Woods, Kuba Havana, Lateef, Lala (Funk e Soul), Lil Jah Jigga, Livio, Lupe Fiasco, Macklemore, Massive Monkeys, Masta Ace, Meli, Metaphysical, Money B, Neema, Nissim Black (D. Black), Nocturnal Rage, One Be Lo, Orbit, Outtasite, Parker Brothaz, Rebel, Ricardo Frazer, Ryan Dwyer, Sarkastik, Savvy, Skuntdunanna, Shock G, Sir Mix A Lot, Snook, Sonny Bonoho, Southern Komfort, Spade, Strange, Street Kings, Super Dave, Supreme La Rock, Tech N9ne, True ID, Twixx, Unika, Vitamin D, Versatile, Wordsworth.
Hip Hop has connected many people from different backgrounds, it has given voice to those who did not have it, it has aided in cultural understanding and can be a tool for social change. Hip hop can take the blinders off to the truths in society and enable artists to express their realities. This book book is filled with photographs of Seattle artists in their realities - at work, at home, at play, and on stage.
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