Hip Hop Family Tree #1

This first volume of Ed Piskor's acclaimed series documents the early years of hip-hop culture, covering the late 1970s through 1981. Presented in a dense, comic-book style, it traces the genre's origins in the Bronx, from block parties and DJ battles to the first recorded rap records and the rise of key figures like Grandmaster Flash and the Sugarhill Gang. The collection compiles the initial installments of Piskor's meticulously researched and visually dynamic history of the music, art, and personalities that defined hip-hop's formative era.