Description

Normskis photographs capture the emerging hip hop scene of the 1980s from the inside

Public Enemy, N.W.A., Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Goldie, Ice-T, Run DMC and Wu-Tang Clan are all included

Definitive, celebratory, a stunning visual record

Normski was a vital witness to the period known as the Golden Age of Rap, when big US artists like Run DMC, LL Cool J and Public Enemy started to play in the UK. At the same time, a British music scene born of Black music and myriad multicultural influence was developing, giving birth to Jungle, Garage and Techno. The author, who describes himself as having been a young Black British homeboy photographer, was in the right place at the right time to document the emergent music, community and social movements of hip hop and rap in the UK. Normski: The Man with the Golden Shutter presents Normskis personal journey through that world from the mid-1980s to early 1990s. The book includes Normskis often previously unseen photographs of Public Enemy, N.W.A., Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Goldie, Ice-T, Run DMC, Wu-Tang Clan and many others, alongside the photographers stories and anecdotes from the center of what would become a hugely influential cultural movement.

Author: Norman Anderson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Acc Art Books
Published: 11/01/2023
Pages: 272
Weight: 4.15lbs
Size: 11.50h x 9.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781788842341
Language: English