You better beware.
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Ed Piskor Dr. Dre's First Records
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Ed Piskor Egyptian Lover, Egypt Egypt
A 1984 west coast classic from the Hip Hop Family Tree.
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Ed Piskor The Fresh Prince Meets DJ Jazzy Jeff
This week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip introduces arguably the biggest superstar Hip Hop ever created.
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Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree: DJ Jazzy Jeff
This week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip travels away from NYC to West Philadelphia.
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Ed Piskor Beat This: A Hip Hop History (1984 BBC documentary)
This week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip is about an obscure TV documentary from 1984 when Hip Hop was still trying to figure out what it was going to be.
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Ed Piskor The Cameos of Beat Street
The special performances by the pioneers of the Hip Hop Family Tree might be the most interesting part of the movie Beat Street.
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Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree: Beat Street
A campy Hollywood moment from Hip Hop history.
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Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree: Beat Street Screenplay Gets Greenlit!
The production of the feature film "Beat Street" is one step further in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip by Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree: Prelude to Beat Street
Setting the cornerstones for the 1984 Hip Hop motion picture, Beat Street, in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip by Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree: Beasties meet Russell Simmons
The second Def Jam release is imminent in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip by Ed Piskor.
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Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree: Breakin' the movie
A short strip about the notorious feature film, Breakin' in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip by Ed Piskor.
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Ed Piskor Hip Hop Family Tree: Odd Classics of 1984
This week's Hip Hop Family Tree covers some overlooked gems from rap music's past. By Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor The Hip Hop Radio Station KDAY and Dr. Dre
The first 24/7 Hip Hop radio station, KDAY in LA plus Dr. Dre's involvement in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor Afrika Bambaataa Collaborates with James Brown and Johnny Rotten
This week's Hip Hop Family Strip is of David Bowie/Bing Crosby proportions. By Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor Rakim and Biz Markie
The next generation of Hip Hop All Stars are beginning to form in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip by Ed Piskor.
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Ed Piskor Davy DMX, Influential Early Hip Hop Mega-Producer
The career of Davy DMX spans Hip Hop before Rap records up to his music being sampled today by a new generation of artists. He's the focus of this week's Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor Schoolly D: Inventor of Gangster Rap
This week's Hip Hop Family Tree covers Gangster Boogie by Schoolly D, an influential artist who inspired the west coast direction spearheaded by Ice T and NWA.
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Ed Piskor Egyptian Lover: West Coast Hip Hop Pioneer
Taking things to Los Angeles during the early 1980's in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor
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Ed Piskor KRS ONE meets his future DJ and doesn't know it.
Introducing Boogie Down Productions DJ Scott La Rock into the fold in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor.
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Ed Piskor Roxanne's Revenge!
The "Roxanne Wars" of the '80s officially begin with this song by 14 yr old Roxanne Shante in this week's Hip Hop Family Tree strip by Ed Piskor.
