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The ultimate document of the emerging Hip Hop scene from 1980-1989, before it became the multi-million dollar industry it is today. Back in the day, it involved rappers, DJs and painters, not gangsters and guns. The streets, not corporations, set the standards for style and Shabazz was on the scene, photographing people hangin' in Harlem, kickin' it in Queens and cold chillin' in Brooklyn. From Kangol caps to Gazelle glasses, gold rope chains and door knocker earrings, Back in the Days has it all for readers who know what 'keepin' it real' really means!

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Not an ounce of energy has drained from Back in the Days , Jamal Shabazz's photo chronicle of the early days of hip-hop style, since it was published in 2001. Those who still remember its release might be amazed to learn that a decade has since gone by; reason enough for powerHouse Books to bring it out again, in an expanded edition, as Back in the Days: Remix . - Lens Blog <br> <br> 'He did with pictures what rappers did with words, ' said Bill Adler, a hip-hop historian and photography aficionado. 'He made these folks visible the way rap made them audible. He took everyday people and turned them into icons. Nobody told him to do this. He just went out and struck gold.' - New York Times <br> <br> Beyond a specific genre of music or style of clothes, Shabazz's photos celebrate city life and youth culture, even as the blights of crack and AIDS ravaged New York... - Time Out New York

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Jamel Shabazz's work has appeared in publications such as The Source, Vibe, Trace, British Elle, Jalouse, Dune, GQ, and French Vogue. He has published four books with powerHouse: Back in the Days (2001), A Time Before Crack (2005), The Last Sunday in June (2003), and Seconds of My Life (2007). Shabazz was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in 1960. Fab 5 Freddy is a Hip Hop historian, director, actor, emcee, and painter. He was an active participant in the earliest days of Hip Hop, and later hosted the first Hip Hop music video show on TV, Yo! MTV Raps. He has appeared in the films Downtown 81, Wild Style, New Jack City, and most recently Rachel Getting Married. Ernie Paniccioli is a Brooklyn-born photographer best know for his documentation of Hip Hop culture. Paniccioli was the main photographer for Word Up! Magazine, and his work has also appeared in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Spin, Ebony, Vibe, The Source, and XXL. Paniccioli has published a monograph of his work, Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography (Amistad, 2002).

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