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    NYC Hip Hop Years 1982-92 PHOTOZINE Photographs by Janette Beckman

    Excellent photozine from legendary NYC Hip-hop photographer Janette Beckman who moved there from Britain at the start of the 1980s. Beckman alongside Jamal Shabazz and Sophie Bramly are the queens and kings of NYC hip-hop photography!

    Features stunning portraits of .... Stetsasonic, Futura, Rocksteady Crew, Roxanne, KRS-One, Chuck D and loads more! Nuff seminal images here!

    Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 32 pages, staple-bound.

    100% ESSENTIAL!

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