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And It Don’t Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years edited by Raquel Cepeda

In September 1979, there was a cosmic shift that went unnoticed by the majority of mainstream America. This shift was triggered by the release of the Sugarhill Gang’s single, Rapper’s Delight. Not only did it usher rap music into the mainstream’s consciousness, it brought us the word “hip-hop." And It Don’t Stop, edited by the award winning journalist Raquel Cepeda, with a foreword from Nelson George is a collection of the best articles the hip-hop generation has produced. It captures the indelible moments in hip-hop’s history since 1979 and will be the centerpiece of the twenty-fifth-anniversary celebration.  This book epitomizes the media’s response by taking the reader on an engaging and critical journey, including the very first pieces written about hip-hop for publications like The Village Voice–controversial articles that created rifts between church and state, the artist and journalist, and articles that recorded the rise and tragic fall of the art form’s appointed heroes, such as Tupac Shakur, Eazy-E, and the Notorious B.I.G. The list of contributors includes Toure, Kevin Powell, dream hampton, Harry Allen, Cheo Hodari Coker, Greg Tate, Bill Adler, Hilton Als, Danyel Smith, and Joan Morgan.

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very rare and early covers of The Source magazine. Notice the difference in the lettering/font for the header (1989-1991) compared to their later 90s-2000s covers (bottom header). 

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Eminem for VIBE Magazine, 2009

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Jonathan Shecter aka Shecky Green - The Unkut Interview, Part 1 (via @unkut)

Jonathan Shecter rose up from his humble beginnings rapping over Wild Cherry loops as a member of Big Men On Campus to starting The Source magazine, which was the definitive hip-hop bible for many years, setting the stage for other great publications that followed in the mid 90′s such as On The Go, ego trip and Stress. Shecky took some time out of his busy schedule as a Las Vegas party promoter to reminisce about the early years spent documenting the music he loved. [Read More…]

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Bobbito plays the tracks. Kobe Bryant states the facts.

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Vibe Magazine, Volume 4 Issue #05, June / July 1996.

Start. Studio Time.

Lil Kim.

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As the 20th anniversary of ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ approaches tomorrow (April 26), VIBE traces back OutKast’s growth since day one.

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Bobbito plays the tracks, Michael Jordan state the facts.