Welcome to The Cipher Press
The Cipher Press is the premiere publisher of exclusive music and art books, giving a platform to artists and creators that wish to express themselves in literary form. We specialize in Hip Hop, Electronic music, and Street Art literary and photography books, aiming to create a catalog that serves as a resource with integrity and vision to document and celebrate our culture.
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NEW BOOK: THE HISTORY OF MIAMI HIP HOP
In the late 90’s, the music scene in Miami was at the infancy of becoming the multi-million dollar cultural and artistic force that it is today. Musicians like Outkast, DJ Khaled and countless others stalked Miami’s claim as the newest Mecca for Hip Hop heads…
“A People’s Guide to Publishing” Podcast
John Cordero aka Omen was on the ground floor as Miami reinvented itself with graffiti, Hip Hop, and 24-hour parties. As Pitbull and DJ Khaled got their starts, John was there, documenting it all in a street paper The Cipher. On this episode we talk to John about his interest in the scene, growing up, and why he chose to document the transition from 2 Live Crew to contemporary Miami in his new book, A History of Miami Hip Hop!
“Why Are We Like This?” Podcast
In the '90s, Miami's Hip Hop scene was undergoing a radical transformation that would evolve the then-Booty Bass-obsessed city into a critical outpost for a new MC/lyric-driven iteration of the genre. Names like Pitbull, DJ Khaled, DJ Raw and many more would come to define "Miami Hip Hop" in the years after 2 Live Crew and Luther Campbell blazed trails.
“305 Radio” Podcast
Episode 2 of 305 Radio with writer and creator John Cordero, aka Omen, author of “The Cipher: A History of Hip Hop in Miami,” a book which chronicles a point in time which Hip Hop was a different world altogether.
Books from The Cipher Press
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Champion Sound: The Untold Story of DJ Craze
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The Cipher: A History of Hip-Hop in Miami
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