“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 )
“Ask Grandmaster Flash...LL Cool J, or...Queen Latifah Who Shot Ya? and the answer will be...Ernie Paniccioli.” (Vanity Fair )
“Groundbreaking....A pivotal new addition to hip-hop history.” (The Source )
“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 )
“Extraordinary...Paniccioli [is] the preeminent photographer of hiphop.” (Arnold Lehman, Ph.D., Director, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York )
“This is the face of hip-hop, 30 years in the making.” (Washington Post )
“Who Shot Ya‘s images catch history in the making.” (Daily News )
“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 )
“Extensive...insightful....Paniccioli...captures the emotional and stylistic changes that have come to define hip hop.” (Tricia Rose, author of Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America )
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#146;s first book. He lives in New Jersey.
