Martha Cooper Hip Hop Files

This awesome photo is from the book "Martha Cooper Hip Hop Files." The book is a collection of Martha Cooper photographs that cover the period from 1979-1984, and focuses on the graffitti, break dance and hip hop movements that came of age during the time. There's also great commentary by the people who were around to see it all happen. This is such a wonderful book, I can't recommend it highly enough. (You can buy it at UrbanOutfitters.com, which has perfected the art of book buying to bring in some extra cash.)