Comments on: Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Kool Herc Is Out, Grandmaster Flash Is In

By: Stacey E. Bueche

Stacey E. Bueche — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:50:00 +0000

I seriously enjoy and love this. I am reading “The Big Payback:The History of the Business of Hip-Hop” and “Luminary Icon” by MC Sha-Rock right now. This other angle expressed by Ed Piskor, in such a creative way, really helps one understand the true beginnings of hip-hop culture. It’s also a great way to preserve this street culture, which is what I try to do everyday in my work.

By: Mister44

Mister44 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Pretty cool. I second Mr. Childers idea. Even just a list of the quintessential songs of each artists so we can do search them out. Like I said, this was before my time, and while I recognize some of the names, I am still unfamiliar with their work. The old Scud comics used to have a list of songs to be played at certain sections of the comic.

By: Al Corrupt

Al Corrupt — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:10:00 +0000

This is gold.
Don’t stop.

By: terry childers

terry childers — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:02:00 +0000

yeah i have to say that this would be awesome as a collected work, possibly with an “old school” mixtape(downloadable, of course).

By: wrecksdart

wrecksdart — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:06:00 +0000

I echo what Sam Ley already said–press the record so we can buy it already.

By: wizardru

wizardru — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:02:00 +0000

This is great, great stuff.

By: Josh Bisker

Josh Bisker — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:33:00 +0000

This is so unbelievably cool. I’m so excited for the next however many installments — I hope your goal is a thick bound book, because that bidness will sell like hotcakes!

By: coryf

coryf — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:58:00 +0000

Keep up the good work!

By: Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:32:00 +0000

Not to be confused with the other Kid Creole, also from the Bronx.

By: joeposts

joeposts — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:27:00 +0000

I’m not a regular hip-hop listener but I am loving this edu-tainment.

By: Sam Ley

Sam Ley — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Loving the series, Ed! I just started “The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop”, which is really incredible. It is 600 pages thick, exhaustively researched, and a great read.

Your comics fill the same desire, but I’m loving the illustration style and the feeling you give to all the DJs and MCs – stylized but clearly identifiable. Make sure you put this in a book when you are done! I’ll buy it.

By: gwailo_joe

gwailo_joe — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:04:00 +0000

I’m enjoying this semi-regular viral cultural propagation quite a bit….can’t wait for part IV