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J.H.S. 123, Dec. 9, 1978

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"Buddy Esquire was a prolific handbill artist in hip-hop's early days in the South Bronx. He taught himself how to draw and different styles of lettering by checking out books from the local library — and his flyers are some of the only surviving documents from hip-hop's birth."—https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/02/22/276555000/remembering-buddy-esquire-the-king-of-hip-hop-flyers