THE RAP ATTACK: AFRICAN JIVE TO NEW YORK HIP HOP

by Hip-Hop, David Toop, Patricia Bates, text, photographs

$450 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books

Boston: South End Press, 1984. First American Edition. Item #2212 First Printing, wrappered Issue. Square octavo 21cm ; photo-illustrated card wrappers; 168pp; illus. Some pinpoint wear to extremities, else a tight, Near Fine copy. An early, important account on the evolution of hip-hop music and culture, exploring its roots and various manifestations. Contents include

• Binding: Wrappers

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