Push Hip Hop History: The Brooklyn Scene - Paperback

by Mabusha Cooper (Author)

This book is a journey back though time focusing on Kings County's (Brooklyn) Contribution to Hip Hop, a culture created by inner-city youth enduring the hardships of poverty. An incredible expedition into gang fights, train yards, block parties and sewing needles. Defining the term B- Boy and pinpointing the origins of style while examining the work of the first turntablists... A compilation of interesting personalities, their memories of the Brooklyn scene and their love for Hip Hop.

Author Biography

Push is best described as a multi -faceted, multi-talented artist whose reach spans across many areas of Hip Hop culture. He is a former host of 88 Hip Hop co-founder of The Educated Voices of Hip Hop's "Brooklyn Hip Hop History Celebration", former member of the Brooklyn Street Dancers (B.S.D., later known as the Fresh Generation) and organizer of Soul Powers a Brooklyn-Based entertainment group that publicized and marketed various Hip Hop based functions throughout Brooklyn. As Host and original member of 88HipHip.com, Push was among the first personalities to produce Hip Hop programming on the web. His show brought the people, lifestyle and culture of the Hip Hop online in a creative and interactive format known as ill Brew. Push produced and hosted a variety of Hip Hop programs for iCast.com an online entertainment operating company of CMGI, Inc.