From the visionary talent of Justin Bua -- the ground-breaking artist who created the best-selling college dorm poster 'The DJ' and author of THE BEAT OF URBAN ART-- comes THE LEGENDS OF HIP HOP. Featuring eighty portraits of the leading names in the hip-hop world, including everyone from Prince Ken Swift and Crazy Legs to Jay-Z and Big Daddy Kane, THE LEGENDS OF HIP HOP records the progeny of hip-hop, tracing its evolutionary course in cultural history. Each portrait is accompanied by a short interview, essay, or quote that places the work in artistic context.
Collectors of Bua's art include Bill Clinton, Robert De Niro, Will Smith, Alicia Silverstone, Christina Ricci, Mark Wahlberg, Whoopi Goldberg, and NBA star Damon Stoudamire, as well as popular singers and dancers too numerous to mention-from hip-hop artists to DJs to the inventors of break dancing and popping. High school and college kids buy his posters to the tune of $7 million a year-700,000 units sold in 2004 alone. With BUA's high-profile artistry and amazingly vibrant talent, THE LEGENDS OF HIP HOP will further solidify his fan base while attracting new devotees to his art.
A list of perforners, artists, and icons to be featured in the book:
MCs and Performers:
Beastie Boys
Big daddy Kane
Big Pun
Biggie
Dj Quick
Doug E. Fresh
Eazy E
Eminem
Fat Boys
Ice Cube
Ice T
Jay Z
KRS One
Lauryn Hill
LL Cool J
Ludacris
Lyte
Master P
Missy Elliot
NWA
Outkast
Fat Lip
Public Enemy
Q Tip
Queen Latifah
Rakim
Roxanne Shante
Run DMC
Slick Rick
Snoop Dogg
Too Short
Tribe Called Quest
TuPac
Wu Tang Clan
Wyclef
biz markie
grandmaster caz
Grandmaster Melle Mel
Chuck D
DJs:
Afrika Bambaata
Grandmaster Flash
Funkmaster Flex
Jam Master J
Kool Herc
Mix Master Mike
Q Bert
Theodore
Jazzy Jeff
Producers:
Dr. Dre
P. Diddy
R. Ruben & Russel Simmons
Timbaland
B Boys:
Crazy Legs
Frosty Freeze
Ken Swift
Wiggles - The Popper
Graffiti Artists:
Corn Bread
Doze
Futura
Lady Pink
Seen
Tracy 168
Dr. Revolt
Icons:
James Brown
Kareem Abdul Jabar
Last Poets
Muhammad Ali
Obama
Billie Holiday
Michael Jackson
