Hip-Hop AI is the intimate and personal exploration of the intersection of hip-hop and digital technology, as told by veteran digital media publisher, filmmaker, and technologist Maxie D. Collier. Using 200 pages of stunning, original, AI generated art, Collier shares his 40 year journey as a technology early adopter, deftly navigating the worlds of art, media, and entrepreneurship.
Starting with childhood days in DC in the 1970s through his first days using personal computers in the 80s as part of a social experiment to live broadcast TV in the 90s at BET, Collier shares comedic and touching recollections about the people he has met and the life lessons learned along the way.
Maxie is the author of one of the first best-selling books on digital filmmaking, the "iFilm Digital Video Filmmaker's Handbook". He is the producer and director of "Paper Chasers" a documentary on hip-hop entrepreneurship starring Ludacris, Fat Joe, Daymond John, and many others.
Today, Maxie owns and operates ArtsConnection.AI, a platform for producing and publishing multimedia content using AI tools and services. He also is the CEO and developer of Super Livestreams, a video and streaming platform and service provider that operates 6 OTT TV channel, including BlackReflections, TV, DocsAndReality.TV, and MysteryHouse.TV
His Wife and business partner Schatar Sapphira Collier is the CEO of New Vista Studios. Together, they produce, publish, and promote original content and media services across multimedia platforms.
Hip-Hop AI Collection One is the first in the series of graphic novels, a collection of digital memoirs to be published by ArtsCollection.AI.
