Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of Hiphop Photography - Rilegato

Powell, Kevin

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ISBN 10: 0066211689 ISBN 13: 9780066211688

Casa editrice: Amistad Pr, 2002

Riassunto

A photographic portrait of hip hop profiles the genre as a socio-political art form and chronicles its formation from the streets of New York City to a billion-dollar industry, as reflected in more than 200 color images of top performers.

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Recensione:

“Groundbreaking....A pivotal new addition to hip-hop history.” (The Source)

“This is the face of hip-hop, 30 years in the making.” (Washington Post)

“Ask Grandmaster Flash...LL Cool J, or...Queen Latifah Who Shot Ya? and the answer will be...Ernie Paniccioli.” (Vanity Fair)

“Who Shot Ya‘s images catch history in the making.” (Daily News)

“Ernie Paniccioli has been that rare archivist of the urban emotion, covering the years leading to the millennium and beyond.” (Savoy)

“Who Shot Ya? is an impressive celebration of life and a unique contribution to the complex lives of photographers, hip hop culture, fashion, and performance art. Kevin Powell’s mix of interview and analysis give depth to the performers and the photographer’s life.” (Deborah Willis, author of Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present)

“The first real attempt at documenting hiphop’s official origin, essence, and history.” (KRS-ONE, The Temple of Hip-Hop)

“Ernie Paniccioli’s photographs have not only documented, but also helped define hip hop style.” (Jim Fricke, Senior Curator, Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA)

“Ernie Paniccioli is a great photographer of deep importance....the Hiphop Photo King.” (Afrika Bambaataa, The Universal Zulu Nation / The Godfather of Hip-Hop Culture)

“Impressive...a unique contribution to the complex lives of photographers, hip hop culture, fashion, and performance art.” (Chuck D, Public Enemy)

L'autore:

Ernie Paniccioli has been the chief photographer for Word Up! magazine since 1989. His work has appeared in a variety of books and periodicals, most notably Life, Vibe, Time, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, and The New York Times, as well as on MTV and VH1. Beyond the hip hop world, Paniccioli has captured a number of popular figures on film, among them Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, John F. Kennedy Jr., Britney Spears, and Ricky Martin. This is Ernie Paniccioli’s first book. He lives in New Jersey.

Kevin Powell is a former senior writer/editor for Vibe magazine and an original cast member of MTV’s The Real World. The author of Recognize, a volume of poetry and In the Tradition: An Anthology of Young Black Writers, he is also well known as a cultural critic. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Essence. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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• Editore: Amistad Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0066211689
• ISBN 13: 9780066211688
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240