The boombox project
Subtitle: the machines, the music, and the urban underground
By: Lyle Owerko ; foreword by Spike Lee ; boombox photography by Lyle Owerko
Publisher: Abrams Image
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780810982758
Subjects: Rap (Music); In art; Hip-hop; Portable radios; Artistic Photography; Cassette tape recorders; History
Description: A highly visual and star-filled celebration of the Old School hip hop icon. The boombox has always been a means of expression and empowerment, adding a prevailing swagger to your experiences.
Table of contents: title: Cover ya' ears / Foreword by Spike Lee; title: Weapons of mass destruction / Introduction by Lyle Owerko; title: Play: Size does matter; title: Pause; title: Record: Cassette culture ; The DJ and the MC ; The subcultures ; Rap; title: Fast forward; title: Rewind; title: Stop: Biographies.