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Legends of Hip-Hop by Pen Ken celebrates Hip Hop history through illustration, beginning with portraits of 2Pac and Queen Latifah and expanding to other cultural icons. Illustrated by Saxton Moore, the book features detailed, stylized artwork that reimagines legendary figures Image
including Kid ’n Play and The Notorious BIG, translating their presence, energy, and legacy into visual form. The book highlights illustration as another way Hip Hop history is documented and preserved, where art becomes memory and tribute. Legends of Hip-Hop honors the culture
by placing its pioneers and icons into a visual archive shaped by respect, creativity, and storytelling.

Be part of our ongoing donation campaign for Black History Month! Join us and donate $1 to our “1 Dollar, 1 Mic, 1 Movement” campaign and let’s make history together in
helping to build the first museum for Hip Hop in New York. To donate, text 1DollarForHipHop to 707070 or go to thhm.org/1dollar.

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