Reviews
"Vikki Tobak has put together narratives told by the very image makers who helped shape the culture, discovering fascinating stories and lessons on those sheets." -- The New York Times "Tobak's best contribution isn't just in the wealth of new images she offers but also in the simple act of assigning names to them. As MC Shan once rapped about his producer and DJ, Marley Marl: 'I'm gonna give the man behind the wheels some credit.' With Contact High , Tobak insists we extend the women and men behind the camera the same gratitude ." -- The Los Angeles Times, "Vikki Tobak has put together narratives told by the very image makers who helped shape the culture, discovering fascinating stories and lessons on those sheets." -- The New York Times "Tobak's best contribution isn't just in the wealth of new images she offers but also in the simple act of assigning names to them. As MC Shan once rapped about his producer and DJ, Marley Marl: 'I'm gonna give the man behind the wheels some credit.' With Contact High , Tobak insists we extend the women and men behind the camera the same gratitude ." -- The Los Angeles Times "Vikki Tobak's great new book, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop ...[is] a long-awaited treat, a coffee table book of iconic photographs from hip-hop culture's four-decades-long timeline -- opening with images of New York innovators such as Kool Herc, Rocksteady Crew, Futura and Keith Haring, and Grandmixer DS.T, and closing on portraits of today's greatest rappers, the likes of Kendrick, Nicki, Tyler and Gucci...Don't sleep. This one's a keeper." -- AFROPUNK