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GREAT GRAFFITI BOOK!
THIS BOOK HAS SO MANY PHAT PIECES. SO MUCH COLOR AND TALENT. WORTH THE MONEY FOR SURE! HAS OLD SCHOOL PIECES FROM ALL OVER THE US AND SOME INTERNATIONAL. IF YOU LOVE ART AND ANYTHING URBAN RELATED THIS IS FOR YOU!

Subway art: - visually impressive, a graf "bible"!
Although a bit superficial textually 'Subway Art' could be considered a good introduction into graffiti culture. This book is visually quite impressive and just the extensive amount of photos make this book a good buy. 'Subway Art' is and has been a true inspiration for many graffiti writers all...

Interview with Lee of the Fabulous "5" , graffitti writing, a brief history of graffitti writing, graffitti writers, gangs and groups.  This book has it all and is recommended for anyone who would like to get a feel for the history of graffitti art and where it all started...

Definite Hip Hop Classic
A must have for anyone that lives Hip Hop. Everyone now a day talks about "keeping it real" this truly is real(even though it was scripted) audio samples for musicians, graffiti graphics for writers, original moves for B-boys/girls, freestyles before they were called as such, If you dont... Read more

* Wild Style as documentary: it provides a vivid, authentic look into the early days of hip-hop. Witness the dingy clubs and breakdancers -- not like the glitz and glamour of a Puffy or Busta video.
* Wild Style as showcase. Busy Bee and Grandmaster Cee are tight.
* Wild Style as nostalgia. What true hip-hop fan doesn't wish they were around for those early days? This is as close as you're gonna come. Read more

From Publishers Weekly
Denied the usual outlets for making a name for themselves, young men from urban communities turned in the 1960s and early '70s to large-scale graffiti projects on subway cars technically called "writing" to make their mark. "When you're poor, that's all you've got," claims Iz the Wiz, one of the... Read more

The subtitle couldn't be more accurate: A History of the B-Boy is a comprehensive look at the world's "freshest kids." This lively documentary isn't about hip-hop or hip-hop culture as much as about an integral part of that culture. B-boys are defined, variously, as "breakboys" (the original term)... Read more

From Publishers Weekly
With its now-familiar presence in art galleries, advertising and pop culture around the world, it can be hard to remember that graffiti was once outlaw art. Art critic Ivor Miller takes us back to the New York City of the 1970s and '80s, where "writers," as graffiti artists called themselves, used... Read more