Taken together, the flyers offer a glimpse into hip-hop's beta stage, before rappers could get record deals. Esquire died earlier this month from smoke inhalation after a kitchen accident. He was 55.

Check out what the flyer game was like in hip-hop back in the day with these 30 Classic Hip-Hop Party Flyers. RELATED: Green Label - The 10 Most Classic Hip Hop Albums of All Time An Anniversary ...

Known as "The Flyer King" of the '70s and '80s Bronx hip-hop scene, Buddy Esquire died at age 55 this week. While there have been no official reports about Esquire's death, artist and Vice ...

Stretch Armstrong's new book, 'No Sleep: NYC Nightlife Flyers 1988 – 1999,' with Evan Auerbach chronicles the history of rap flyers.

A combination Marcus Garvey birthday party and a celebration of hip hop, the Universal Hip Hop Parade for Social Justice returns to Bed Stuy August 15 for its 14th year, after a one-year hiatus.

The promotional flyer was hand-drawn, and read “A DJ Kool Herc Party,” in large, bold letters. ... A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, told Paste Magazine in a 2013 interview. “ ...

Photos of famous hip-hip artists at the MoPOP's hip-hop exhibit, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop. The MoPOP is celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop throughout the month of August ...