The Book of Hip Hop Cover Art

By Andrew Emery

With recent publications on Hip Hop history being released all over the world at the moment, Andrew Emery has found a niche that is often overlooked in the image of the artist, that of the cover art.

However if the cover of the book where to be the same as a CD or LP we would instantly say its wack on first site, however it’s the content that really inspires. What do they say about never judge a book by its cover?

Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise & Violent Fall of Death Row

By Ronin Ro

Business is hard. All business at some stage goes through the process of not being paid, having unruly employees, ruthless competitors, greedy suppliers, and fickle customers. However, there is one competitor in the music business that would see all these things as not being a problem at all. In fact they are the challenges that Surge Knight relished. It gave him the opportunity to flex his muscle in the industry and in his words “fight for what’s right”.

Gunshots in my Cook-Up: Bits & Bites from a Hip – Hop Caribbean Life

By Selwyn Seyfu Hinds

What do you tell a man who has been at the centre of the Hip Hop publishing world for most his working career? Nothing probably. However, you might mention that you have a great idea to get into magazine publishing and can he give you a few tips or stories about his experiences?

From a small Caribbean country to the music editor for The Source magazine Selwyn Seyfu Hinds has had a life full of Hip Hop and personal struggles.