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BOOK DESIGN
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ART DIRECTION / DESIGN / LAYOUT / TYPOGRAPHY
ILLUSTRATED TYPE / LOGOTYPE / INFOGRAPHICS
ILLUSTRATION / PICTURE EDIT
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HIP HOP RAISED ME
By DJ SEMTEX
Foreword by CHUCK D
440 pages / 1000+ images / 244mm x 310mm
(Thames & Hudson, 2015)
‘THE DEFINITE BOOK ON HIP HOP.’
ELLE
‘A BEAUTIFUL DEDICATION TO
THE BEAUTIFUL CULTURE.’
i-D
‘HIP HOP RAISED ME IS INCREDIBLE.’
Zane Lowe, Beats 1 Radio
‘VERY THOROUGH...REALLY
REALLY DOPE BOOK.'
DJ Premier, legendary hip hop DJ and producer
‘IT'S A HIP HOP BIBLE.’
Ghostface Killah, Wu-Tang Clan
‘THIS IS HISTORY RIGHT HERE. INCREDIBLE.’
Redman, hip hop legend
‘HIP-HOP RAISED ME IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF AUTHENTIC HIP HOP GRAPHIC DESIGN AND CURATION...NOT ONLY IS IT WRITTEN AND DESIGNED WITH THE HIP HOP CULTURE IN MIND, BUT IT’S THE PRIMARY FOCUS.’
Afrovisualism
Illustrations from infographics
Paperback, 3rd edition
#hiphopraisedme on Instagram
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