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Stylin’ And Profilin’ Hip Hop Culture

Although a lot of cats claim to be “80s babies” only a select few truly grasp the time period that spawned dookie chains, high-top fades and some of the best Hip Hop to ever hit the streets. Luckily for the young’ins photographer Janette Beckman has catalogued photos from when she was pounding the pavement taking flicks of the underground scene of DJs, b-boys, fly girls and graff writers in a new book titled “The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982-1990.” Included in the book are top-notch photos of icons from an earlier era like Africa Bambaataa, NWA, Eric B and Rakim, EMPD, De La Soul, Rick Rubin, the Beastie Boys and a whole lot more. The book is now available and can be scooped up here, check some imagery after the jump.