Los Angeles based duo J*DaVeY is excited to release their long-awaited album, New Designer Drug. Consisting mostly of material meant to be released through Warner Bros, the album will be released through their imprint, ILLAV8R, and website (jdaveybaby.com) as a free component to their diary-like digital booklet titled, New Designer Drug: The Liner Notes. The Liner Notes will feature lyrics, exclusive tour photos and the story behind NDD with foreword by LA Weekly’s Rebecca Haithcoat

New Designer Drug

Arts & Photography

Davey, J.

Music

Over The Edge Books

Murder Dog has been the premiere magazine of underground Hip Hop for over twenty years now! This full-color book features the best of their covers with everyone from 50 Cent to Lil Wayne and everybody in between.

Murder Dog The Covers Vol. 1

Bone, Black Dog

History & Criticism

DaRon Jackson AKA Whoizhe was just a hip-hop fan. It just so happened that he knew how to take photographs. In fact, he was always the guy behind the camera at family barbeques and birthday parties. There was one thing he loved more than photography and that was hip-hop. Both were passions of his, although they were still just something he enjoyed doing as hobbies. Then it all changed. A friend sent him a link to a freestyle video to check out for fun. But someone in the video caught his attention and so he decided to reach out to him on MySpace. That’s where his relationship with Kendrick Lamar was established.

Capturing Hip Hop: From A Fan Turned Photographer

Jackson, Daron

Grief and New Graves is a powerful testimony about the harsh world our youth of today are navigating. Must read for all parents, no matter the color. Grief and New Graves “A book that will change your mind about joining or being in a gang.” By Edward “Little Man” Lewis This is the story of a true leader that was raised on the north side of Houston, Texas. How did a young kid who was into sports get involved in a life of gangs and violence? My mother always told me that living that lifestyle I would end up dead or in prison. I should have listened to my mother!!! Quote from Bun B. – Grief and New Graves is a powerful testimony about the harsh world our youth of today are navigating. Must read for all parents, no matter the color. Quote from Talib Kweli – Rarely do we get to experience a voice as raw as Lil Man’s. His story is one of anger, passion, loss, redemption, fear and forgiveness. His story is all too common yet unique at the same time. I learn from this and enjoyed it. Intro People ask me why I became a writer. I didn’t write this to be thought of as a “writer.” I wrote this book because there are far too many deaths, imprisonments, and innocent victims that gang violence has been the cause of. This book is dedicated to the young people who feel they have no choice but to join gangs and to the many families that are destroyed by gang violence. Growing up in Houston, I was known as Little Man, the leader of the Crip Cartel. I’ve seen the pain that death causes, I’ve felt the hurt caused by the death of someone’s family member, friend or loved one. My past experience as a gang leader has giving me the ability to put this book together. God willing, after reading this book, joining a gang will no longer be an option for you. However, this book is not only for kids or gang members; it’s also for parents and anyone who realizes the toll the vicious cycle of gang violence has taken on our communities.

Grief and New Graves

Biographies & Memoirs

Lewis, Edward “Little Man”

True Crime

Exiled from the mafia at a young age, Orazio "Ozzy" Lembo went on to commit crimes the media declared would make “Al Capone blush” and “Dillinger envious.” Until his criminal curtain of deceit suddenly crashed down… This is the fascinating true story of the invisible man the United States Treasury Department credited with masterminding the biggest heist of bank data in United States history. Just as his star was rising in the underground world, Ozzy Lembo, dubbed “the collection kid”, was unexpectedly ousted by his powerful New Jersey mob boss. Although devastated, he had no intentions of abandoning his criminal aspirations—even after tasting success as a legitimate debt collector. Instead Ozzy expertly combined his underworld street smarts with legitimate debt collection experience to covertly steal over a trillion dollars in financial information from over a million unsuspecting debtors. Narrated with the same caustic wit and bullshit that effectively disguised his illegal operations in the open light of day, Ozzy details how government authorities only scratched the surface of his legendary deceit. For over a decade The Dark Wizard of Oz made millions duping law enforcement and the world’s best security measures by blending a hilarious cocktail of fraud, drugs, sex, and payoffs like no ever had before. Or ever will again.

The Dark Wizard Of Oz: Sex, Drugs and The Largest Breach of Bank Security in US History

Lembo, Ozzy

Taromina, Michael

Murder Dog The Interviews Vol. 1

Murder Dog, the number one Hip Hop publication for underground Hip Hop for over twenty years, has a treasure trove full of Hip Hop history and we are thrilled to start rolling out the Murder Dog titles. 
 The Interviews, Volume 1 features many great artists, including BG, Jacka, Too Short, C Murder, Bun B, DJ Screw, Lil Wayne, ICP, Ice Cube, E-40, Jay Rock, Tech N9ne, and so many more!

Written by the Grammy-nominated Howard Paar, Once Upon a Time in LA is a dark, thrilling ride deep into the lives of a megalomaniac record label chairman, mob-related radio promotion men, and a young band that gets sucked into the vortex. Once Upon a Time in LA has been released by Over the Edge Books with the book’s soundtrack available at http://bit.ly/oncesnd. The unique 70-song soundtrack for this book includes songs by The Clash, Isaac Hayes, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, The New York Dolls, Patsy Cline, Primal Scream, George Jones, and many more. Fine art photographer Mona Kuhn shot the cover and is creating a companion series of iconic images from the story. This rock ‘n roll noir novel follows music exec James Dual as he battles ghosts of his past in watering holes from Hollywood to Nashville to Mexico. James finds himself quickly drawn into a web of blackmail, violence, and murder after he receives a cassette tape from a neo-noir femme fatale implicating him in a tragedy from 20 years ago. The story pulses with mythic songs and stories from when music defined reality and meant everything to those who gave their lives over to it. Howard Paar’s work with a diverse range of artists and filmmakers including Larry Clark, Quentin Tarantino, Patty Jenkins, and Gregg Araki have earned Paar a reputation for independent vision and authenticity to character, time, and place and that voice comes through in his first novel, Once Upon a Time in LA. Advance Praise for Once Upon a Time in LA “My favorite mysteries don't just solve a murder, they introduce me to a new world. In Once Upon a Time in LA, veteran LA music insider and expat Brit Howard Paar takes us on a joyride through the vanished world of 1970s to 90s LA rock ‘n roll. Authentic, fierce, gritty, and moving, with loads of local color and scenes along the Sunset Strip, Malibu, and Hollywood record offices and nightclubs, this is a welcome addition to LA's mystery literature and Paar is an author to watch." -- Denise Hamilton, LA crime writer and editor of the short story anthology Los Angeles Noir “Infused with an outsider’s affection for LA, Howard Paar’s lively noir is distinguished by the author's irrepressible love of music and an insider’s savvy take on all the dark twisted corners of the record biz." -- Steve Erickson, author of Days Between Stations, Tours of The Black Clock, Zeroville, and These Dreams of You

Once Upon a Time in LA

Paar, Howard

Literature & Fiction

Everyday Hustlin' by the Legendary Experience is the next of his books to be published by Over The Edge! To describe the author: Imagine Donald Goines reincarnated with the spirit of Iceberg Slim sprinkled on top of a true Cali OG Hip Hop head and you have acclaimed street author The Legendary Experience. Up until now his books only existed in short paperback runs that had been passed around from barbershop to prison cells in Cali in the late eighties and early and mid nineties.Over the Edge Books is pleased to re-issue several of his books.

Everyday Hustlin': Featuring Dubie the Hustla'

Shabazz, Legendary Ali

Genre Fiction

Darlene Ortiz was with Ice T for 17 years, beginning with his early days hustlin' on the streets and his subsequent rise to fame. In Definition of Down: My Life with Ice T &amp; the Birth of Hip Hop, she tells how hip hop started with intimate glimpses into their daily life with stories about their climb to the top and all the rappers that got their start in those times. This full-color hardback book is filled with stories and photos never seen before of many hip hop icons.

Definition of Down: My Life with Ice T & the Birth of Hip Hop

Ortiz, Darlene

Cuda, Heidi

Photography & Video

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OWN AND WEAR RALPH LAUREN CLOTHING BUT US LO HEADS HAVEA DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE LABEL. IT GOES BEYOND A LIFESTYLE; IT’S A TRUE PASSION, ALMOST AN ADDICTION. LO HEADS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES: SOME COLLECT ALL RALPH LAUREN; SOME JUST POLO PONY LOGOS; SOME JUST RRL; SOME JUST 1992 STADIUM, ETC. WHATEVER RALPH LAUREN YOU ALMOST RELIGIOUSLY COLLECT MAKES YOU ATRUE LO HEAD.THE EXCITEMENT WE GET—WHETHER IT’S FROM A NEW PIECE, AN OLD PIECE, A PIECE YOU’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT COMPLETES OR STARTS A SERIES, OR A PIECE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE—IS UNPARALLELED. WHEN TWO LO HEADS GET TOGETHER, WE CAN TALK ABOUT POLO FOR HOURS, ABOUT WHY AND WHEN WE STARTED COLLECTING, ABOUT PIECES WE HAVE, PIECES WE WANT, A PIECE WE'VE ONLY HEARD ABOUT, AND WHAT WE BOTH HAVE FOR TRADE. WHAT'S RALPH REMAKING OR DOING THAT’S NEW? WHAT'S ON EBAY? WE'VE EVEN GIVEN NAMES TO PIECES OR LINES THAT RALPH HAS PRODUCED. WE’VE GOT OUR OWNLINGO FROM DAN &amp; DAVE T-SHIRTS TO SUICIDE GOOSES, CARTOON BUTTON-UPS, RODEODENIMS AND COOKIE BOOTS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

All for the Love of Lo: A Glimpse at Fanatical Collectors of Ralph Lauren Clothing

Leef, Daniel

Ubina, Roger

Graphic Design

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