The things that many of us save over the years -- letters, cards, school reports, gifts, hobbies, family papers, photo albums, work projects, and other treasures -- are exactly what Michael Small has been collecting since 1964. If you're a saver, you know it isn't easy to part with your stash. It…
Between 1990 and 1992, Michael Small interviewed more than 60 heroes of old-school hip-hop for his book Break It Down: The Inside Leaders of Rap. He still has all his photos, notes, and tapes of his audio interviews, which have never been shared. It's hip-hop history. But it's just sitting there…
Between 1980 and 1995, Michael Small interviewed hundreds of celebrities for articles in People Magazine, Mademoiselle, and other publications. For all these years, he saved his notes, rough drafts and audio interviews, including every item related to three years of writing the Chatter gossip colum…