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Emerald City Hip Hop is a photographic documentation of the Seattle hip hop scene from 2001-2008. It is a celebration of becoming an artist. Words, stories, lyrics, memorabilia and photographs from the years 2001-2008 in Seattle hip hop fill the pages. Artists, producers, promoters, and managers represented in the book include: 2 Fly Eli, 8Ball and MJG, 151, Ayinde, Bean One, Big Cec, Blackalicious (Gift of Gab), Blue Scholars (Sabzi and Geo), Boom Bap Project, Beyond Reality (Erika and Upendo), Bushwick Bill, Cannibal, Choklate, Circle of Fire, Cool Nuts, Coty, DeShay, Devin the Dude, DJ D'Doxx, DJ Krush, DJ NuStylez, DJ Roc Fella, DJ Scene, Dirty D, Dont�, Draze, DV One, E40, E-Dawg, Eddie Sumlin, Eric Middleman, Flavor Flav, Gary Kono, Gator, Ghetto Prez, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Caz, Grayskul (JFK, Onry Osborn, Rob Castro), Grynch, Humpty Hump, Ishmael Butler (Shabazz Palaces, Digable Planets), Jake One, Jayihl, JD, Joe Budden, Jonathan Moore (Wordsayer), J Pinder, J Woods, Kuba Havana, Lateef, Lala (Funk e Soul), Lil Jah Jigga, Livio, Lupe Fiasco, Macklemore, Massive Monkeys, Masta Ace, Meli, Metaphysical, Money B, Neema, Nissim Black (D. Black), Nocturnal Rage, One Be Lo, Orbit, Outtasite, Parker Brothaz, Rebel, Ricardo Frazer, Ryan Dwyer, Sarkastik, Savvy, Skuntdunanna, Shock G, Sir Mix A Lot, Snook, Sonny Bonoho, Southern Komfort, Spade, Strange, Street Kings, Super Dave, Supreme La Rock, Tech N9ne, True ID, Twixx, Unika, Vitamin D, Versatile, Wordsworth. Hip Hop has connected many people from different backgrounds, it has given voice to those who did not have it, it has aided in cultural understanding and can be a tool for social change. Hip hop can take the blinders off to the truths in society and enable artists to express their realities. This book book is filled with photographs of Seattle artists in their realities - at work, at home, at play, and on stage.

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in Emerald City Hip Hop, Seattle, Alexis Wolfe constructs an illuminating primer - equal parts photo-essay and personal scrapbook - on the contemporary Seattle hip-hop community. Through her photos and stories, we're able to witness the passion, optimism, and vibrancy of Our Fair City's scene, as well as Wolfe's own personal journey and growth as an artist. - Jacob McMurray, Senior Curator, MoPop Alexis' serious yet unbiased documentation of Seattle's music scene is unparalleled. Her photographs chronicle the struggles of aspiring musicians, the conflict inherent in Hip Hop and the triumph achieved by the perseverance needed to succeed. Alexis is an amazing talent and an amazing person. Her immersion in her photography is apparent in her work produced. - Ricardo Frazer, long-time manager of Sir Mix-A-Lot What I luv most about Lexy's photos is that she makes us look human, instead of the usual over-blown & exaggerated super-men/super-thugs/super-clowns that most photographers paint us as. We're just people and she catches that... She shoots the inner feelings, not the projected character, and she does it with effortless charm which is very disarming. That's why she wins. -Shock G, Digital Underground

"""in Emerald City Hip Hop, Seattle, Alexis Wolfe constructs an illuminating primer - equal parts photo-essay and personal scrapbook - on the contemporary Seattle hip-hop community. Through her photos and stories, we're able to witness the passion, optimism, and vibrancy of Our Fair City's scene, as well as Wolfe's own personal journey and growth as an artist."" - Jacob McMurray, Senior Curator, MoPop ""Alexis' serious yet unbiased documentation of Seattle's music scene is unparalleled. Her photographs chronicle the struggles of aspiring musicians, the conflict inherent in Hip Hop and the triumph achieved by the perseverance needed to succeed. Alexis is an amazing talent and an amazing person. Her immersion in her photography is apparent in her work produced."" - Ricardo Frazer, long-time manager of Sir Mix-A-Lot ""What I luv most about Lexy's photos is that she makes us look human, instead of the usual over-blown & exaggerated super-men/super-thugs/super-clowns that most photographers paint us as. We're just people and she catches that... She shoots the inner feelings, not the projected character, and she does it with effortless charm which is very disarming. That's why she wins."" -Shock G, Digital Underground"

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"Alexis Wolfe Mbassa is a Music and Portrait photographer. She has created images for musicians, actors, corporations and families since 2001. She is known for creating intimate, real, and raw images of her clients by collaborating and immersing herself in the subject to find the essence of each shoot. Alexis has completed another book with Shock G of Digital Underground which tells his life story through his words, images, and stories. She currently lives in NYC with her husband, Sam and two spunky children: Ana�s and Lennox. Greg Jacobs/Shock G is the multi-talented artist musician, producer, rapper, vocalist, visual artist and front man of the hip-hop group, Digital Underground. He is responsible for ""The Humpty Dance"", one of the most sampled songs ever recorded by a hip-hop/rap artist and the platinum selling album, ""Sex Packets."" He was Tupac's first mentor and co-produced his debut album 2Pacalypse Now. Shock has made many appearances on film and TV, including music videos for MTV, Nothing But Trouble with Dan Aykroyd and Demi Moore (1991), numerous music documentaries and he coached Chris Clark on how to be Shock G for the Tupac Shakur biopic, All Eyes on Me (2017). Along with his musical and creative contributions, Greg is also known for his mentorship and fierce support for those around him."

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