hip-hop family tree comix
January 25, 2012 8:10 AM Subscribe
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)
This is awesome.
posted by Edison Carter at 8:22 AM on January 25, 2012
posted by Edison Carter at 8:22 AM on January 25, 2012
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, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by cashman at 8:23 AM on January 25, 2012 [2 favorites]
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, 2012
posted by cashman at 8:31 AM on January 25, 2012
This is great.
posted by ourobouros at 8:34 AM on January 25, 2012
posted by ourobouros at 8:34 AM on January 25, 2012
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, 2012
posted by theefixedstars at 8:43 AM on January 25, 2012
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, 2012
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, 2012
This is absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for posting this.
posted by Slinga at 9:41 AM on January 25, 2012
posted by Slinga at 9:41 AM on January 25, 2012
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, 2012
Nah, just kidding. Well, I mean, it does, but this is great.
posted by box at 2:17 PM on January 25, 2012
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posted by Edison Carter at 8:18 AM on January 25, 2012