Back in the Days documents the emerging hip-hop scene from 1980-1989--before it became what is today's billion-dollar international industry. Back in the days, the streets--not the media--set the standards for style & Jamel Shabazz was on the scene, photographing everyday people. Working the streets[...]
Following the blockbuster success of "Back in the Days," Shabazz captures the style and spirit of an era long gone. Documenting the streets of New York City from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, his photographs reveal the families, the poses, and the players who made this age extraordinary.[...]
"Back in the Days" documents the emerging Hip Hop scene from 1980-1989--before it became what is today's multimillion-dollar, multinational industry. "Back in the Days," battles involved rappers, DJs, dancers, and painters, not gangsters and guns. Back in the days, the streets--not corporate plannin[...]
During the summer of 1980, under the direction of his father, a photographer, Jamel Shabazz armed himself with a Canon AE1 SLR camera and passionately photographed the urban landscape that he called home. New York City-"the city that never sleeps"-was the ideal epicenter to photograph because of [...]