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ARTIST
TITLE
The Art Behind the Tape
FORMAT
Book

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ABC 001BK ABC 001BK
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RELEASE DATE
10/9/2015

"The Art Behind The Tape is the first book dedicated to the Mixtape Culture. It compiles a collection of interviews and artwork compiled by DJ Mars and The Art Behind The Tape Team- Bril Ndiaye, Maurice Garland, and Tai Saint Louis. This book is the most thorough look ever done about mixtape culture. It begins in the park jams all the way to the current day and shows how mixtapes shaped Hip Hop over the decades. The book features (deep breath) : Red Alert, Jazzy Joyce, Brucie B, DJ Envy, Doo Wop, Cipha Sounds, Funkmaster Flex, Mick, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Clue, Ron G, DJ Premier, DJ Self, Dj Whoo Kid, Silva-Surfa, Stretch Armstrong, Cosmic Kev, Neil Armstrong, DJ Skee, Statik Selektah, DJ Drama, DJ Soul and countless other tapes with a forward by Kid Capri. The Art Behind The Tape also showcases so many classic tape covers from every era, it's just an endless amount of eye candy, and trip down memory lane for any 90's rap fan. With over 200 pages of full color mixtape art and interviews this book is so expertly done we can't do it enough justice."