Ferguson, Kate (editor)

The History of Rap (Rap Masters, Vol. 7, No. 4, April 1994)

River Edge, NJ: WORD UP! Publications, Inc., 1994. A special issue of Rap Masters magazine featuring the history of rap music up to 1994, including sections on rap's origins, female rappers, East v. West Coast, rap/reggae fusion, gangsta rap, political rap, the stop-the-violence movement, rap in Hollywood, up-and-coming rappers, and many others. Includes a guest editorial by Afrika Bambaataa, interviews with Poor Righteous Teachers, Schoolly D, Doug E Fresh, and color photographs of many vetreran, prominent, and new rappers.

Magazine format, 66 p.,profusely illustrated. A fine copy. Item #12204

Price: $80.00