hip-hop family tree comix

January 25, 2012 8:10 AM

The Hip-Hop Family Tree: A Look Into the Viral Propagation of a Culture (part two, part three) is a "semi-regular, ongoing feature" currently running in the comic Brain Rot by Ed Piskor. (Ed Piskor and Wizzywig Comics previously on MeFi)
posted by flex (16 comments total)

whoa
posted by Edison Carter at 8:18 AM on January 25

This is awesome.
posted by Edison Carter at 8:22 AM on January 25

If you know hip hop but hadn't heard of Coke La Rock, check out this interview with him. You get a lot of good information and hip hop history.
posted by cashman at 8:23 AM on January 25 [1 favorite]

And actually about 5:30 into the video, Coke La Rock tells the details of the story that is illustrated in the part three link.
posted by cashman at 8:31 AM on January 25

This is great.
posted by ourobouros at 8:34 AM on January 25

MORE!
posted by Plemer at 8:43 AM on January 25

This is genuinely great, but I've been wanting to know where Ed Piskor gets his information. Not that I think his information is wrong -- I wouldn't have any idea if it was, nor do I have a dog in any music history fight -- but, because of his age, I know he wasn't present at the events of which he discusses.
posted by theefixedstars at 8:43 AM on January 25

I've been wanting to know where Ed Piskor gets his information. because of his age, I know he wasn't present at the events of which he discusses.

Books? People? Journal articles? I didn't scour it but nothing jumped out it me as wrong.
posted by cashman at 8:55 AM on January 25

This is absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for posting this.
posted by Slinga at 9:41 AM on January 25

I love this
posted by Hoopo at 9:54 AM on January 25

This is good.
posted by P.o.B. at 11:13 AM on January 25

Needs more Jazzy Jay.

Nah, just kidding. Well, I mean, it does, but this is great.
posted by box at 2:17 PM on January 25

Hip-Hop Family Tree, part 4
posted by flex at 7:41 AM on February 1

Hip-Hop Family Tree, part 5
posted by flex at 7:08 AM on February 11

Hip-Hop Family Tree, part 6
posted by flex at 11:12 AM on February 14

Hip-Hop Family Tree, part 7
posted by flex at 10:06 AM on February 22