Pictures of the Hip-hop Culture in the 1980s _ OLDUS

   

DJing, MCing, Breaking, Graffiti Art, and Beatbox are the creative outlets of Hip-Hop culture. Like punk and the blues, these arts allowed people to make a statement, whether political or emotional. This practices spread globally around the 1980s as fans could "make it their own" and express themselves in new and creative ways. Hip Hop got one of its big boosts during the Harlem Renaissance with the increased promotion of African American culture.

 
JDL at Skatin’ Palace, 1981. © Joe Conzo
 
Almighty KG of the Cold Crush Brothers at Harlem World, 1981. © Joe Conzo

 

 
Charlie Chase of the Cold Crush Brothers at Norman Thomas High School, 1981. © Joe Conzo

 

 
Little Crazy Legs strikes an impromptu pose during Wild Style shoot, Riverside Park, Manhattan, 1983. © Martha Cooper

 

 
High Times Crew breaking outside transit police station, Washington Heights, Manhattan, 1980. © Martha Cooper


Afrika Bambaata, Bronx, 1983. © Janette Beckman

 

LL Cool J with Cut Creator, E-Love, and B-Rock, 1986. © Janette Beckman

 

Chuck D. of Public Enemy, 1987. © Janette Beckman

 

EPMD, 1989. © Janette Beckman and Jester

 

Slick Rick, 1989. © Janette Beckman and Morning Breath

 

Salt-N-Pepa, 1987. © Janette Beckman and Claw Money

 

Stetsasonic, 1988. © Janette Beckman and Chino

 

JDL and Grandmaster Caz at Club Negril, 1981. © Joe Conzo

 

 
Busta Rhymes from Leaders of the New School, 1990. © Janette Beckman