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Since 1987, when hip-hop was on the verge of changing the world, right up to the present, photographer Michael Benabibs intimate pictures reveal how hip-hop started as a grassroots musical movement and evolved into the most influential image machine in the world. Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Public Enemy, LL Cool. J, Salt 'N Pepa, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Grandmaster Flash and many others are here in these never-before-seen photos - performing, recording, relaxing and playing at clubs, parties and on the streets. Distinguished writer Bill Adler tells the story in words, exploring the dynamic melding of fashion, consumerism and excess. "In Ya Grill" depicts and defines the music that has changed the American cultural landscape forever.