article_snippet: This image of The Almight Kay Gee, of the Cold Crush Brothers in 1981, is one of 80 documenting the start of hip hop .
article_snippet: Fashion, dance and music: JDL of Cold Crush enraptures a crowd at Skatin Palace in 1981 .
article_snippet: Little Crazy Legs strikes an impromptu pose during a shoot for Wild Style at Riverside Park, Manhattan, in 1983 .
article_snippet: The series charts early performances of the Cool Crush Brothers in the early 1980s, and impromptu breakdances on the streets of Manhattan.
article_snippet: In one shot DJ Kool Herc, who is widely credited with creating hip hop by fusing the violent Bronx culture with early disco, stares down the barrel of the lens from behind tinted, wide-rimmed sunglasses.
article_snippet: Other key figures are seen posing for Other key figures first photo shoots, including the members of Boogie Down Productions, a hip hop group from the Bronx which masterminded a fusion of dancehall and reggae.
article_snippet: Big Daddy Kane, one of the most revered rappers in history who found fame with the Juice Crew in 1986, exhibits the archetypal haircut for hip hop fans during his hey day of 1988.
article_snippet: Later photos show the colorful album covers produced for girl band Salt N Pepa and Busta Rhymes.
article_snippet: Rapper KRS-One and DJ Scott La Rock, pictured in 1987, rose to fame with Boogie Down Productions .
article_snippet: Cold Crush's Tony Tone poses up alongside Kool Herc, a DJ widely credited with inventing hip hop, in 1979 .
article_snippet: Charlie Chase of the Cold Crush Brothers at Norman Thomas High School in 1981 .
article_snippet: Big Daddy Kane, pictured in 1988, found fame with the Juice Crew in 1986.
article_snippet: Charlie Chase of the Cold Crush Brothers at Norman Thomas High School in 1981 is known as one of the most highly-skilled rappers to date .
article_snippet: Busta Rhymes, a member of the rap group Leaders Of The New School, is pictured in a promotional shot in 1990 .
article_snippet: Chuck D and Flava Flav, of Public Enemy, exhibit typical styles of the time in 1987 .
article_snippet: Filmmaker Charlie Ahearn, who made the hip hop movie Wild Style, is pictured on set in 1982 .
article_snippet: LL Cool J, with Cut Creator, E Love and B-Rock in Manhattan in 1987 .
highlights_snippet: The early pioneers such as Cool Crush Brothers, Boogie Down Productions and Kool Herc changed the industry .
  