“Yes yes y’all : the Experience Music Project oral history of hip-hop’s first decade”
"My interest in the book is that it tangentially answers a crucial yet often neglected question for graphic designers: ‘Where does style come from?’ Visual styles are fully formed and identifiable when they present themselves via mainstream culture, but prior to this they’ve often grown organically, behind the scenes, from a subculture. Designers rarely get to see this gradual process since those who make the visuals often operate outside the traditional design community....The book tracks the development of the subculture of New York Hip-Hop through anecdotes and recollections from its pioneers. Rather than attempting to create a definitive historical document, the text is comprised of oral recollections of Old School MCs, DJs and B-Boys."—http://www.eyemagazine.com/review/article/how-hip-hop-changed-the-way-things-look
