Back in the Days: 10th Anniversary Edition

Back in the Days documents the emerging Hip Hop scene?from 1980–1989—before it became what is today’s multimillion-dollar, multinational industry. Back in the Days, battles?involved rappers, DJs, dancers, and painters, not gangsters?and guns. Back in the days, the streets—not corporate?planning—set the standards for style. Back in the days,?Jamel Shabazz was on the scene, photographing everyday?people hangin’ in Harlem, kickin’ it in Queens, and cold?chillin’ in Brooklyn.

Street style with an attitude unmatched in fashion in the?30 years since, Shabazz’s subjects strike poses that put?supermodels to shame—showing off Kangol caps and?Gazelle glasses, shell-top Adidas and suede Pumas with fat?laces, shearling coats and leather jackets, gold rope chains,?door-knocker earrings, name belts, boom boxes, and other?finery. For anyone who wants to know what “keepin’ it real”?means, Back in the Days is the book of your dreams.

When it was first released in 2001, Back in the Days was a?bomb dropped on the cultural landscape, changing the worlds?of fashion, movies, music, and art in ways still felt today.?Now, 10 years later, powerHouse is releasing a new edition?of this unrivaled classic, with new photos and text. Don’t?sleep! Now is the perfect time to reintroduce yourself to the?ultimate collection of timeless street fashion and style: Back?in the Days.

\Jamel Shabazz’s work has appeared in publications such as?The Source, Vibe, Trace, British Elle, Jalouse, Dune, GQ, and?French Vogue. He has published four books with powerHouse:?Back in the Days (2001), A Time Before Crack (2005), The Last?Sunday in June (2003), and Seconds of My Life (2007). Shabazz?was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in 1960.

Fab 5 Freddy is a Hip Hop historian, director, actor, emcee,?and painter. He was an active participant in the earliest days of?Hip Hop, and later hosted the first Hip Hop music video show?on TV, Yo! MTV Raps. He has appeared in the films Downtown?81, Wild Style, New Jack City, and most recently Rachel Getting?Married.

Ernie Paniccioli is a Brooklyn-born photographer best know?for his documentation of Hip Hop culture. Paniccioli was the?main photographer for Word Up! Magazine, and his work has?also appeared in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Rolling?Stone, Spin, Ebony, Vibe, The Source, and XXL. Paniccioli?has published a monograph of his work, Who Shot Ya?: Three?Decades of?HipHop Photography (Amistad, 2002).