Houston Rap [Vinilo] - Hardcover

'Houston Rap, ' the book, is a handsome collection of photos by Peter Beste and interviews by Lance Scott Walker that capture the city's hip-hop history in full.--Jon Carananica "The New York Times "

Peter Beste is a Houston-born photographer with a love for the early Houston rap sound. Some time after college, he was drawn back to the scene, and reached out to some of the area's unsung heroes to tell Houston's story beyond the syrup, cars, and bass.--Jordan Lebeau "FRANK 151 "

Having spent nine years documenting its culture, photographer Peter Beste will release Houston Rap - a hardcover 272-page book that provides an intimate look into the everyday life of Texas's most notable hip-hop community.--Roberts Marshalll "Hypebeast "

Houston Rap, the second release from Sinecure Books (available Nov. 15th), takes a look at everyday life in the Houston Hip Hop community. It features the stunning photography of Peter Beste who, along with writer Lance Scott Walker immersed themselves into the culture, spending 9 years documenting it. The book contains profiles of Houston notables such as Bun B, UGK, Z-Ro, K-Rino, Big Mike, Lil' Troy, Paul Wall and Willie D of The Geto Boys as well as legends who have since passed, like DJ Screw, Big Hawk and Pimp C. It strolls through the sacred neighborhoods such as Fifth Ward, Third Ward and South Park, exploring the everyday goings on with rappers, producers, community leaders, family members, and businessmen. This insight into the culture has never been documented like this before. Touching not just Hip Hop stories, but weaving a tale of the special American narrative of this culture and human life itself, Houston Rap explores the real life told through the lyrics of the music itself.--Dj Prestige "Flea Market Funk "

A look into the popular and influential Houston rap scene will be hitting shelves worldwide in the very near future. Houston Rap is 8 years of images and interviews collected by photographer Peter Beste and writer Lance Scott Walker all fit in to a 272 page book edited by Johan Kugelberg. With profiles of many of the biggest all the way down to the lesser known entities involved in the Houston rap scene and a foreword provided by the Trill OG himself Bun B this book is a must have.--Antwuan Flanders "SOFADELICS "

Houston Rap has a simple two-pronged goal when it hits bookshelves on November 25th: document the Houston Hip-Hop scene and its relationship with the rich, in all senses of the terms, community it continues to flourish in. Famed photographer, Peter Beste, and Texas bred writer, Lance Scott Walker, spent 9 years interviewing and photographing locals as well as important figures who have witnessed and contributed to the growth of the culture. But the book is much more than a collection of pictures and words put together on the Hip-Hop culture. It's a detailed tour on the good and the bad, the past and a look into the future, and everything in between on H-Town. This book is a very necessary addition to your library. Period.--Bryan Hahn "The Source "

From the projects to the studio to the strip club and back, Houston Rap, provides insight into Houston's powerful hip-hop scene, arguably the most unique in the world. With images and interviews by photographer Peter Beste and writer Lance Scott Walker, "Houston Rap profiles many of the biggest names in the game, including Bun B of UGK, Willie D of the Geto Boys, Lil' Troy, and Paul Wall of Swishahouse, alongside reflections on legends such as DJ Screw, Pimp C, and Big Hawk." Together, Beste and Walker, spent 8 years documenting the neighborhoods of Fith Ward, Third Ward, and South Park and the results, "is an unprecedented look at the contemporary rap world and the definitive photo book of the Houston scene."--Javier "THRWD.COM "

Rap, hip-hop, local scene friend 002houston contributing writer Lance Scott Walker and photographer Peter Beste have been working on a sick anthology (read 9-year documentation) of the Houston Rap Scene aptly called Houston Rap. The 272-page hardcover book opens with a forward by Bun B. This book is a stellar gift.--Carla Valencia De Martinez "002houston "

Lance Scott Walker has teamed up with Sinecure Books and OG photographer Peter Beste to release Houston Rap. They spent the last eight years exploring the underground rap world in Houston. The book profiles rappers such as Bun B, Z-Ro, Big Mike, K-Rino, Willie D, Lil' Troy, Paul Wall, DJ Screw, Pimp C, and Big Hawk. If you pre order the Houston Rap's deluxe package it includes: A DJ Screw / Fat Pat 7? vinyl record, DJ Screw's All Screwed Up 2LP vinyl, Beste's incredibly candid photo book, Houston Rap Tapes, Fat Pat's Ghetto Dreams DVD, and Sinecure tote bag .The book is set to hit stores on November 25th, but pre-orders will ship 10 days early.--J. Cudder "Jukebox DC "

Houston Rap (Sinecure Books) is an immersion into the everyday life of the Houston Hip Hop community. This hardcover 272 page book features the photography of Peter Beste who spent 9 years documenting the culture alongside writer Lance Scott Walker. The book is edited by Johan Kugelberg who also worked with Peter on his previous book True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice) which to date has sold through 8 editions.--J. Monkey "The Rap Up/ Therapup "

The Houston, Texas, neighborhoods of Fifth Ward, Third Ward and South Park have grown to be hallowed ground for modern rap culture, populated with celebrities, entrepreneurs, support networks and a micro-economy of their own. Photographer Peter Beste (photographer of True Norwegian Black Metal) and writer Lance Scott Walker spent nine years documenting the most influential style in twenty-first-century hip hop and the vibrant inner city culture from which it stems. Houston Rap, edited by Johan Kugelberg, profiles noted artists such as Bun B of UGK, Z-Ro, Big Mike, K-Rino, Willie D of the Geto Boys, Lil' Troy and Paul Wall, alongside reflections on the lives of departed legends such as DJ Screw, Pimp C and Big Hawk. The book also features community leaders, rappers, producers, businessmen and family members, all providing an astonishing and important insight into a great American cultural narrative. In addition to featuring Beste's previously unseen images of the contemporary Houston rap scene, Houston Rap includes a detailed timeline charting the growth of rap music in Houston from its origins to the present.