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Justin Bua

The Legends of Hip Hop

Justin Bua

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English
Harper Design
27 January 2012
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art; Rap & Hip-Hop
You know Q-Tip, Biggie, and Tupac, but you don’t know them like this. The Legends of Hip Hop drops a visual roundup of fifty hip-hop icons, showcasing not only the DJs and MCs but also the graffiti artists, producers, B Boys, and others who have helped shape the hip-hop culture. Artist Justin BUA profiles fifty of the most iconic hip-hop legends of our time, painting each legend in portraiture style. Completewith an autobiographical narrative that traces the impact these trailblazing icons made on hip hop as well as on BUA’s personal and professional life, this landmark volume is the definitive word on hip hop from its leading artist.
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Imprint:   Harper Design
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 241mm,  Width: 241mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   1.002kg
ISBN:   9780061854972
ISBN 10:   0061854972
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Justin Bua grew up in Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY. He attended Manhattan’s Fiorello H. LaGuardia HS of Music & Art and Performing Arts and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. He started his career doing slick bottom paintings for the skateboard industry. Over the years, BUA has designed CD covers for Warner Brothers, Atlantic Records, Sony Music, and BMG Music; animated the opening title sequence for MTV’s The Lyricist Lounge Show; created the pilot for Comedy Central’s animated series Urbania; developed EA’s video game NBA Street (and consulted on NFL Street); and designed a line of PF Flyer sneakers for New Balance (which sold out within hours of its release) in 2004 and 2005. He teaches Figure Drawing in the Fine Art Department at USC, and lives in Los Angeles.

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