Title: Contact High
Description: Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop is an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their most intimate diaries--their contact sheets. Featuring rare outtakes from over 100 photoshoots alongside interviews and essays from industry legends, this gorgeous photography book takes readers on a chronological journey from old-school to alternative hip-hop, and from analog to digital photography. The ultimate companion for music and photography enthusiasts, Contact High is the definitive history of hip-hop's early days, celebrating the artists that shaped the iconic album covers, t-shirts and posters beloved by rap and hip-hop fans today.
Subjects: Rap (music), Rap musicians, Musicians, portraits, Hip-hop, Artistic Photography, Pictorial works, Portraits, music, Photography, African american musicians, African Americans, Rap (Musicians)