A Time Before Crack

This book capture the hear beat of 80's and I personally know the author and my grandson was named after Jamel Shabazz who is a family friend Love the photos and the captions Brought back pleasant memories of that era and the Fashion Styles

This is a great continuing to Back in the Days. Takes me back to memories of all my friends before most of them got in the drug trade or did crack and eventually changed the course of our history. We were the best that ever did it! Hands down no other generation can compare.

I'm honored to have been a part of this great book by the even greater, Jamel Shabazz. This book is the truth; the whole truth; and nothing but the truth. So help me God.-Koe Rodriguez

For those who grew up with the Rap Attack on WNYC-31, or have been down with hiphop since the Inspector Gadget rap or "Friends, how many of us have them?" must get this book. As the title says, it was a wonderful and innocent time before the crack years, which I still can't believe NYC got through in the end.

Captures a time and place in New York's outer boroughs before Hip Hop took over the world.These are the most honest photographs you'll ever see of this at the time burgeoning movement.

This took me back to my HS days.

Excellent!

i loved a time before crack!!! the author really captures the essence that was the 80's. though the book is mostly pictures i read so much more into it, not to mention the photos he took were great! i recommend this book for fans of the 80's era or if u just wanna know what it was like before that lil think called crack came and ruined everything.

Get it! A must for any photography enthusiast! The portraits and pictures of life are brilliant and will make you wish you had taken them.

ＨＩＰＨＯＰが生まれた時代の様子が生き生きと伝わって大変気に入っています。