Wax Poetics Anthology, Volume 1 was a compilation of articles from the first five issues of the publication Wax Poetics. Each article was redesigned and expanded using additional imagery, either custom illustrations or archival photography.

"Clyde Stubblefield the Funky Drummer" by Cherryl Aldave with illustrations by Brad Howe.

"Make Checks Payable To Charles Mingus" by Karl Hagstrom Miller with photographs from Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images.

"Fania Rising" by Karl Hagstrom Miller with photographs courtesy of Fania Records.

"Fania Rising" by Karl Hagstrom Miller with photographs courtesy of Fania Records.

"Fania Rising" by Karl Hagstrom Miller.

"King Tubby and the Birth of the Remix" by Wilson F. Karaman with illustration by Ian Johnson.

"Two Brothers with Beats" by Joe Keilch with photographs by Beth Fladung.

"Real to Reel with Charlie Ahearn" by Jeff Chang with photographs by Charlie Ahearn.

"Hip-Hop's Building Blocks" by Andrew Mason with illustration by James Blagden.

"Hip-Hop's Building Blocks" by Andrew Mason with illustration by James Blagden.