fb pixcode

GRAPHIC DESIGN

PUBLISHER
Koenig Books

BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 8 x 11 in. / 148 pgs / illustrated throughout.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2017 p. 143   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9783863359775 FLAT40
List Price: $40.00 CDN $54.00

AVAILABILITY
Not available

TERRITORY
NA LA ASIA AFR

THE FALL 2023 ARTBOOK | D.A.P. CATALOG

Artbook | D.A.P. Catalog Cover Link
Preview our Fall 2023 catalog, featuring more than 500 new books on art, photography, design, architecture, film, music and visual culture.
  

KOENIG BOOKS

Damn Son Where Did You Find This?

A Book about US Hiphop Mixtape Cover Art

By Tobias Hansson, Michael Thorsby.

Damn Son Where Did You Find This? is the first book ever to focus on the cover art of the modern US hip hop CD mixtape. From the bootleg recordings of Kool Herc in the 1970s to Lil’ Wayne, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Drake’s latest opus, CD mixtapes have been and continue to be an essential part of hip hop culture. A visual world that reached unseen levels at the turn of the millennium, uncensored, unregulated and extreme, it is the most anarchic of all genres of graphic design.

To make their music stand apart from the dozens of mixtapes regularly released on sites like datpiff.com, hip hop artists rely on cover art to catch listeners’ eyes. The race for attention-grabbing covers led mixtapes to adopt a lurid movie-poster aesthetic: flashy and explosive.

Freed from label guidelines, legal opinion and moral hindrances, the five designers featured in Damn Son Where Did You Find This?—KidEight, Miami Kaos, Mike Rev and Tansta & Skrilla—created covers for the likes of Lil’ Wayne, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, The Game, Tupac, Eminem, Raekwon, 2Chainz, Young Jeezy and A$AP. Along with 500 of these covers, interviews with the designers recount how they entered the hip hop mixtape industry, taking us through the creative process, describing how visual trends have come and gone, and how designing mixtape covers changed the trajectories of their lives. Originally published as a limited edition of 400 hand-numbered copies (which quickly sold out), Damn Son Where Did You Find This? is at last available as a trade edition.
Damn Son Where Did You Find This?

STATUS: Out of print | 00/00/00

For assistance locating a copy, please see our list of recommended out of print specialists

FORTHCOMING AND NEW: DESIGN AND DECORATIVE ARTS

1001 Movie Posters

1001 MOVIE POSTERS

REEL ART PRESS

ISBN: 9781909526938
USD $95.00
| CAN $137

Pub Date: 11/21/2023
Forthcoming


What Is Post-Branding?

WHAT IS POST-BRANDING?

SET MARGINS' PUBLICATIONS

ISBN: 9789083270678
USD $25.00
| CAN $36

Pub Date: 9/5/2023
Active | In stock


Graphic Design in the Post-Digital Age

GRAPHIC DESIGN IN THE POST-DIGITAL AGE

SET MARGINS' PUBLICATIONS

ISBN: 9789083270692
USD $30.00
| CAN $43.5

Pub Date: 9/5/2023
Active | In stock


An Atlas of Agendas

AN ATLAS OF AGENDAS

SET MARGINS' PUBLICATIONS

ISBN: 9789083270654
USD $35.00
| CAN $50.5

Pub Date: 9/5/2023
Active | In stock


We Are All ..... Now

WE ARE ALL ..... NOW

SET MARGINS' PUBLICATIONS

ISBN: 9789083270647
USD $20.00
| CAN $29

Pub Date: 9/5/2023
Active | In stock


The Complete Commercial Artist: Making Modern Design in Japan, 1928–1930

THE COMPLETE COMMERCIAL ARTIST: MAKING MODERN DESIGN IN JAPAN, 1928–1930

LETTERFORM ARCHIVE BOOKS

ISBN: 9781736863343
USD $60.00
| CAN $87 UK £ 54

Pub Date: 1/2/2024
Forthcoming


Growing Up in Alphabet City: The Unexpected Letterform Art of Michael Doret

GROWING UP IN ALPHABET CITY: THE UNEXPECTED LETTERFORM ART OF MICHAEL DORET

LETTERFORM ARCHIVE BOOKS

ISBN: 9781736863329
USD $60.00
| CAN $87 UK £ 54

Pub Date: 10/31/2023
Forthcoming


Contemporary Iran

CONTEMPORARY IRAN

LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS

ISBN: 9783037787304
USD $25.00
| CAN $36

Pub Date: 9/5/2023
Active | In stock


Helmut Schmid: Typography

HELMUT SCHMID: TYPOGRAPHY

LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS

ISBN: 9783037787397
USD $60.00
| CAN $87

Pub Date: 12/12/2023
Forthcoming


Markus Weisbeck: Do the Stars Need a Reason to Shine?

MARKUS WEISBECK: DO THE STARS NEED A REASON TO SHINE?

SPECTOR BOOKS

ISBN: 9783959056380
USD $45.00
| CAN $63

Pub Date: 5/30/2023
Active | Out of stock


Handbook of Tyranny

HANDBOOK OF TYRANNY

LARS MüLLER PUBLISHERS

ISBN: 9783037787199
USD $40.00
| CAN $56

Pub Date: 6/6/2023
Active | In stock


Signs: Contemporary Italian Graphic Design

SIGNS: CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN GRAPHIC DESIGN

SILVANA EDITORIALE

ISBN: 9788836651061
USD $30.00
| CAN $42

Pub Date: 11/15/2022
Active | In stock