Every era has its records. Every generation has its moments. And every once in a while, there's somebody behind the music who was there before the moment, inside the moment and still making noise long after it passed. Bret “Epic” Mazur is that guy.

Philadelphia has always had a sound. Not just a sound you could hear, but one you could feel—in the records, the voices, the horns, the strings, the streets, the churches, the radio, the dance floors and the stories passed from one generation to the next. Princess Idia Gamble was born right in the middle of that history.

Some people cover hip-hop. Some promote it. Others spend years preserving its history. Chad M. Kiser has done all three — journalist, publicist, author, entrepreneur and, most importantly, someone who understands that behind every record, career and cultural moment is a story worth telling.