BECOME A PART OF HIP HOP HISTORY!: THE ART BEHIND THE TAPE (A Collective Book)

Dj Mars, Bril Ndiaye and Maurice Garland, along with kickstarter.com have partnered to bring you,"The Art Behind The Tape". The first ever coffee table book detailing the history of mixtape cover art. This book will detail and highlight the progression of mixtape cover art, from the Kid Capri era to the Dj Drama(Gangsta Grillz)classics.

Have you ever wondered who was the first dj to actually have a fully designed mixtape cover? Or who were the first dj's to stop using the Kinko's styled covers? "THE ART BEHIND THE TAPE" will answer all of those questions and more.

The first book ever written to exclusively discuss mixtapes, cannot be done without your help. Kickstarter is the platform but you all are the gas that's going to make this car go.
Small pledges from $1.00-$2,500.00 will help make this dream a reality. Please take a moment and click the link below to see exactly what the project is all about!

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"The Art Behind The Tape" By D.J. Mars Aims To Be 1st Ever Mixtape Cover Art Book: @djmars404

The mixtape game is something entirely different now, but the music medium has been a part of Hip-Hop culture since the beginning. Early on, mixtapes from vets like DJ Kid Capri, DJ Ron G, DJ Clue and others dominated cassette decks all over. With the digital age, mixtape artwork now only gets seen on smartphones and computer screens these days. A new book, however, looks to trace the rich history of mixtape cover art, including breaking down the entire evolution of the street release.

The Art Behind The Tape is an upcoming mixtape cover art coffee book presented by DJ Mars, Bril Ndiaye and music writer Maurice Garland. The trio has enacted a Kickstarter campaign this week in hopes that the public will help fund the production of the book and help them reach their goal of $5,000. Both DJ Mars and Garland make impassioned pleas via video to the public to help get their book off the ground.

DJ Mars on the book as found on the Kickstarter page:

From that thought forward i decided to put together a coffee table book displaying a visual history of mixtape art. From the days when the Kid Capri's of the world just wrote dates on their tape "Kid Capri 2-18". To the current era where a mix tape dj would commission a skilled graphic designer to craft a piece of marketable art that would allow the tape to compete with an album.