In his new book, The Legends of Hip Hop, artist Justin Bua profiles and paints fifty key figures, including everyone from Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash to President Obama and Jay-Z, providing a portrait of each legend in a style reminiscent of the great masters. The artwork is accompanied by an engaging autobiographical narrative that contextualizes the impact each icon has had on Bua’s personal life and on the hip-hop culture at large. With a foreword by Chuck D, this landmark volume is more than a celebration of hip hop; it is the definitive word on the subject as told by Bua, one of hip hop’s leading artists and a legend in his own right. Here's the extended interview with Justin Bua

Journalist, screenwriter, record producer, teacher Dan Charnas was one of the first writers for The Source and part of a generation of young writers who helped create hip-hop journalism. Dan is the author of a new book called The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop. He joined me on ANDYOUDONTSTOP hosted by Chuck D in a three part interview to walk us through his book and the history of the business. Here is part 2 of my interview with Dan. We discuss whether the business aspect of Hip-Hop has compromised the culture of Hip-Hop, and why hasn’t a white faced become the poster child for Hip-Hop. Here is final part of my interview with Dan Charnas

Journalist, screenwriter, record producer, teacher Dan Charnas was one of the first writers for The Source and part of a generation of young writers who helped create hip-hop journalism. Dan is the author of a new book called The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop. He joined me on ANDYOUDONTSTOP hosted by Chuck D in a three part interview to walk us through his book and the history of the business. Here is part 2 of my interview with Dan. We discuss whether the business aspect of Hip-Hop has compromised the culture of Hip-Hop, and why hasn’t a white faced become the poster child for Hip-Hop. Here is part 2 of my interview with Dan Charnas

Journalist, screenwriter, record producer, teacher Dan Charnas was one of the first writers for The Source and part of a generation of young writers who helped create hip-hop journalism. Dan is the author of a new book called The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip Hop. He joined me on ANDYOUDONTSTOP hosted by Chuck D in a three part interview to walk us through his book and the history of the business. Here is part 2 of my interview with Dan. We discuss whether the business aspect of Hip-Hop has compromised the culture of Hip-Hop, and why hasn’t a white faced become the poster child for Hip-Hop. Here is Part 1 of my interview with Dan Charnas