D-Cyphered: Portraits by Jenny Risher

by Jenny Risher, Ironside Hex (Contributor), Grandmaster Caz (Foreword)

In 1972 Berry Gordy moved Motown Records from Detroit to sunny Los Angeles. The move temporarily dampened the dreams of many aspiring local music artists. As the 1970s came to a close, R&B and disco had been replaced with Hip-Hop (founded in New York) as the musical voice of the youth. Young Detroiters began carving out their Hip-Hop presence by rapping in basements, record stores, and talent shows. They formed independently owned record labels, built their own studios, and released some of the best Hip-Hop music ever recorded. D-CYPHERED celebrates Detroit musical artists who have impacted the Hip-Hop scene in Detroit and beyond. - Kahn Santori Davison Union AdWorks Book Brett Veach Head of Print Sandy Curtis Preface/ Jenny Risher Grandmaster Caz Nancy Barr Ironside Hex Cover Royce da 5'9" Back Mr. Porter 2017 978-0-692-91134-1

156 pages, Hardcover

Published December 1, 2017