No Half Steppin': An Oral and Pictorial History of New York City Club the Latin Quarter and the Birth of Hip-Hop's Golden Era
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979811074 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Prior to that, he was host and entertainment manager for the Manhattan nightclub the Latin Quarter where he was a key figure in transforming it into an historical hip-hop venue. Oral history by participants Special K and Teddy Tedd, KRS-One, MC Shan, Eric B., DJ Kool Red Alert, Fab 5 Freddy, Just-Ice, Positive K, DJ Clark Kent, Kid, Dana Dane, TR Love, MC Serch, Chuck D, Grand Puba, Sadat X, Pete Nice, Prince Pau, Kurtis Blow, Mike Gee, Daddy-O, Wise, Ced Gee, Big Daddy Kane, Queen Latifah, Kool G Rap, and many many more.. He was cofounder of the X Clan, whose 1990 album To the East, Blackwards is an Afrocentric and socio-politically conscious Golden Era hip-hop classic. It was the perfect recipe for success for unsigned and up-and-coming artists, as it was the ideal place to be seen and hone your craft—and music-industry A&Rs were on-site to snatch up the hottest rappers. You could walk into the club a nobody and come out a star.No Half Steppin' — An Oral and Pictorial History of New York City Club the Latin Quarter and the Birth of Hip-Ho
First published in December 2001, Brooklyn-born Wax Poetics hit newsstands with a new vision for music journalism, creating a bridge between the past and present of hip-hop, jazz, funk, soul, reggae, disco, and Latin music. Although originally created for a concentrated market of music aficionados, the magazine’s audience has grown exponentially, making musical anthropologists out of average music listeners and spawning a soul renaissance
"This book is the missing link!" -Fab 5 Freddy "Brilliant! This captures the essence of hip-hop culture." -Cey Adams, visual artist, graphic designer, and author; founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings "The photos and text are some if the the earliest record of hip-hop, even before it started being called hip-hop. The work and priceless photographs that are in this masterpiece are incredible and salute to Claude Paradise Gray and Giuseppe Pipitone for an awesome work. Kid and I are humbled and honored to be on the cover for a book that needs to be in the library of every hip-hop historian and book collector. No bookshelf or library or collection of books on hip-hop can dare call itself complete with this vibrant NO HALF STEPPIN' in it front and center." -Ernie Paniccioli, photographer, Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Inductee, and author of WHO SHOT YA? "It's incredible!
Steve Costa said Must-read for hip-hop fans and anyone that is interested in 1st hand accounts of a burgeoning genre being created on the fly.. Incredible oral and pictorial history of the legendary Latin Quarters club. If you love hip-hop, this is a must read and should be required reading for all those getting into the culture. I was transported to 1986-1987 I was 1Must-read for hip-hop fans and anyone that is interested in 1st hand accounts of a burgeoning genre being created on the fly. Incredible oral and pictorial history of the legendary Latin Quarters club. If you love hip-hop, this is a must read and should be required reading for all those getting into the culture. I was transported to 1986-1987 I was 13 years old in my suburb of Boston and feeling the progression from the early / mid 80's era to the Golden Era that Rakim, BDP,PE and others spearheaded.Amazing stories and pictures included in here that will make your hip-hop subconscious wander and imagine the scene and how monumental it must have been. years old in my suburb of Boston and feeling the progression from the early / mid 80's era to the Golden Era that Rakim, BDP,PE and others spearheaded.Amazing stories and pictures included in here that will make your hip-hop subconscious wander and imagine the scene and how monumental it must have been. This book is the real deal! Cee Bee If you want a first-hand account about the Latin quarters and the role this club played during the Golden Era of hip-hop this is the book for you hands down the best book I have read in regards to any New York hip hop club!!. "Love, love this book!" according to Mika B. Waller. This book has become an essential item on our coffee table. My husband is an avid LP collector. I know nothing about records. But, we both thought this book was fantastic. Once we got it, we couldn't stop turning the pages. We've left it on our coffee table for the past month. All of our friends who come over start thumbing through and laughing hysterically. They won't put it down until they've gone through the whole thing and picked out their own favorite weird album. It's been the best conversation piece we've ever had. Som