{"product_id":"book-of-rhyme-reason-hip-hop-spirier-9781909526891","title":"The Book of Rhyme \u0026 Reason by Peter Spirer","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Book of Rhyme \u0026amp; Reason: Hip-Hop [1994–1997] | Peter Spirer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe ultimate backstage pass: a photographic inside look at the making of the pioneering hip hop documentary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the mid-1990s, documentary filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Spirer\u003c\/strong\u003e embarked on a three-year odyssey to create a realistic portrait of hip hop, interviewing over 80 artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpirer captured a seminal moment as the culture balanced on the cusp of the mainstream. As Ice-T comments in the introduction to the book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the few films that was there to document us before hip hop truly exploded.\"\u003cbr\u003eWhile filming, Spirer took stills using a medium-format Rolleiflex camera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThese photographs form \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Rhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Spirer writes:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rollei allowed me to capture some amazing moments: Puffy getting a trim in his office while doing three tasks at once, Biggie opening record plaques on his couch, Ice-T and Mack 10 hanging with their homies, Heavy D at the barber, playing pool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere was the Jack The Rapper convention with Death Row making a statement, at a Disney World Hotel, that ended in chaos. There were magical moments such as Redman and Erick Sermon freestyling on the mic to amazed onlookers at a block party in Newark and watching Wu-Tang Clan chop it up on the block in Staten Island on a cold winter’s day before they exploded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis coffee-table volume features over 130 of Spirer’s photographs from 1994 to 1997.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs hip hop commemorates its 50th anniversary in 2023, it is particularly fitting that many of these images from this formative period are being published for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Spirer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (born 1963) is an Academy Award– and Emmy Award–nominated director and producer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis catalog of over 32 films includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(1997)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTupac Shakur: Thug Angel, Life of an Outlaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(2002)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBEEF\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series \u003cstrong\u003e(2003–5)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(2007)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Legend of 420\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(2017)\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48067846275387,"sku":"1909526894","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781909526891.jpg?v=1776687641","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/book-of-rhyme-reason-hip-hop-spirier-9781909526891","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}