Hip Hop

Hip Hop

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[Cold Crush Brothers]; Buddy Esquire; Mr. Freeze; Eddy Ed; Mike & Dave; Tony Tone; et al.

Collection of 12 rare early Cold Crush Brothers Flyers, 1980-1991.

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July 25, 04:06 PM GMT

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3,000 - 4,000 USD

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[Cold Crush Brothers]; Buddy Esquire; Mr. Freeze; Eddy Ed; Mike & Dave; Tony Tone; & others.


Collection of 12 rare early Cold Crush Brothers Flyers, 1980-1991.


Original paper handbills, ranging in size from 4 1/4 x 6 to 8 1/2 x 11 inches, on green, white, beige, yellow, light pink, and blue paper. Some occasional light creasing, one handbill with approx 2 inch section neatly clipped away, another with small marginal tear repaired with tape and more significant creasing.

A COLLECTION OF RARE EARLY FLYERS FEATURING PIONEERING HIP HOP GROUP COLD CRUSH BROTHERS, WITH FLYER ART BY BUDDY ESQUIRE, MR. FREEZE, EDDIE ED, MIKE & DAVE, TONY TONE, AND OTHERS


Hip Hop flyers such as these are some of the best primary sources for documenting the nascent Hip Hop movement. Packed with information, they record early fashion, the party scene, and give us the ability to trace the early evolution the careers of numerous DJs and artists; because they were only intended for short time use, very few have survived intact.