Check out this cool Old School Party Flyers collection hosted at ToledoHipHop.org.

I love this quote from dustykid:
These Cats Worked on big Art tables and had all the tools to make these flyers by hand including those Rub on Letters, wax Machines, exacto knives, Graph Paper and many other tools that are extinct today in the modern artwork world.

I can’t remember what "those Rub on Letters" were called but I used those quite a bit making flyers in the 80s.  Most of mine were pretty simple and weren’t for hip hop but it’s a trip thinking of all those local artists all over the States making stuff by hand. 

If you’re into historical flyers, you might find A Punk Rock Flyer Archive 1982-1984.  The contrast with hip hop flyers of the same period is quite striking.  The hip hop flyers seem to continue the tradition of black entertainment marketing while the punk rock flyers are much more rebellious, though partly benefiting from rock’s rebellious history.

Old School Party Flyers found via Rappcats.