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Hip hop's 'baby pictures': Unseen photos offer glimpse inside the formative years of New York's subculture that revolutionized music, fashion, and dance forever
- Three photographers Janette Beckman, Joe Conzo and Martha Cooper charted 1987-1990 in New York
- Experimental rappers, breakdancers, DJs, and graffiti artists were rising up from the Bronx to create hip hop
- The early pioneers such as Cool Crush Brothers, Boogie Down Productions and Kool Herc changed the industry
- These images from a set of 80 exhibited at Museum Of The City Of New York give glimpse into the hey day
By Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com
Published: 02:50 GMT, 14 March 2015 | Updated: 04:59 GMT, 14 March 2015
Almost 40 years ago, the 20th century's most influential sub-culture was born.
Today, hip hop is a way of life that dominates fashion, music, art, dance and advertizing.
It is a far cry from the humble beginnings of experimental rap, graffiti, and break-dancing in the run-down areas of 1970s New York City, which sparked a revolution.
Watching from the sidelines were photographers Janette Beckman, Joe Conzo and Martha Cooper.
And now, their glimpses inside the seminal years between 1977 and 1990 will be put on show at the Museum Of The City Of New York.
Revolutionary: This image of The Almight Kay Gee, of the Cold Crush Brothers in 1981, is one of 80 documenting the start of hip hop
Fashion, dance and music: JDL of Cold Crush enraptures a crowd at Skatin Palace in 1981
Iconic: New York City's experimental artists, including JDL and Grandmaster Caz pictured at Club Negril in 1981, led the movement
Breaking: Martha Cooper captures the High Times Crew break-dancing outside Washington Heights police station in 1980
Little Crazy Legs strikes an impromptu pose during a shoot for Wild Style at Riverside Park, Manhattan, in 1983
The series charts early performances of the Cool Crush Brothers in the early 1980s, and impromptu breakdances on the streets of Manhattan.
In one shot DJ Kool Herc, who is widely credited with creating hip hop by fusing the violent Bronx culture with early disco, stares down the barrel of the lens from behind tinted, wide-rimmed sunglasses.
Other key figures are seen posing for their first photo shoots, including the members of Boogie Down Productions, a hip hop group from the Bronx which masterminded a fusion of dancehall and reggae.
Big Daddy Kane, one of the most revered rappers in history who found fame with the Juice Crew in 1986, exhibits the archetypal haircut for hip hop fans during his hey day of 1988.
Afrika Bambaataa, who pioneered electro funk, poses for London-born photographer Janette Beckman in front of a graffiti-strewn brick wall in 1983, in a nod to the street roots of the movement.
And Queen Latifah, who made waves by rapping about domestic violence in 1990, also makes an appearance.
Later photos show the colorful album covers produced for girl band Salt N Pepa and Busta Rhymes.
The exhibition will run from April 1 to September 15.
Mainstream: The movement bore global acts such as Salt N Pepa, pictured in 1987, as it came to dominate the music industry
Rapper KRS-One and DJ Scott La Rock, pictured in 1987, rose to fame with Boogie Down Productions
Cold Crush's Tony Tone poses up alongside Kool Herc, a DJ widely credited with inventing hip hop, in 1979
Charlie Chase of the Cold Crush Brothers at Norman Thomas High School in 1981
Big Daddy Kane, pictured in 1988, found fame with the Juice Crew in 1986. He is known as one of the most highly-skilled rappers to date
Afrika Bambaataa, who pioneered electro funk, poses for London-born photographer Janette Beckman in front of a graffiti-strewn brick wall in 1983, in a nod to the street roots of the movement
Busta Rhymes, a member of the rap group Leaders Of The New School, is pictured in a promotional shot in 1990
Queen Latifah cemented her place in the annals of hip hop history by rapping about women's issues and domestic violence
Long Island became a satellite hub for hip hop, from which EPMD (photographed in 1989) was borne
Chuck D and Flava Flav, of Public Enemy, exhibit typical styles of the time in 1987
Filmmaker Charlie Ahearn, who made the hip hop movie Wild Style, is pictured on set in 1982
LL Cool J, with Cut Creator, E Love and B-Rock in Manhattan in 1987
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