{"product_id":"the-book-of-rhyme-reason-hip-hop-1994-1997-photographs-by-peter-spirer-9781909526891","title":"The Book of Rhyme \u0026 Reason: Hip-Hop 1994-1997: Photographs by Peter Spirer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ultimate backstage pass: a photographic inside look at the making of the pioneering hip hop documentary \u003ci\u003eRhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1990s, documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer embarked on a three-year odyssey to create a realistic portrait of hip hop, interviewing over 80 artists. Spirer captured a seminal moment as the culture balanced on the cusp of the mainstream. As Ice-T comments in the introduction to the book, \"\u003ci\u003eRhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/i\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. These photographs form \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Rhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/i\u003e. Spirer writes: \"The 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. There 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.\"\u003cbr\u003eThis coffee-table volume features over 130 of Spirer's photographs from 1994 to 1997. As 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Spirer\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1963) is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-nominated director and producer. His catalog of over 32 films includes \u003ci\u003eRhyme \u0026amp; Reason\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eTupac Shakur: Thug Angel, Life of an Outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), the \u003ci\u003eBEEF\u003c\/i\u003e series (2003-5), \u003ci\u003eNotorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of 420\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2835543\"\u003ePeter Spirer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reel Art Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909526891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909526894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004110\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Documentary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS031000\"\u003eGenres \u0026amp; Styles | Rap \u0026amp; Hip Hop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reel Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42466285060235,"sku":"1909526894","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_27c9e798-a565-44c0-8c97-457c7cd8ccdc.jpg?v=1717335139","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-book-of-rhyme-reason-hip-hop-1994-1997-photographs-by-peter-spirer-9781909526891","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}