Review
A unique contribution to the complex lives of photographers, hip hop culture, fashion, and performance art. --
Deborah Willis, author of Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Review
"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 )
"Ernie Paniccioli has been that rare archivist of the urban emotion, covering the years leading to the millennium and beyond." (Savoy )
"Groundbreaking....A pivotal new addition to hip-hop history." (The Source )
"Ask Grandmaster Flash...LL Cool J, or...Queen Latifah Who Shot Ya? and the answer will be...Ernie Paniccioli." (Vanity Fair )
"The first real attempt at documenting hiphop's official origin, essence, and history." (KRS-ONE, The Temple of Hip-Hop )
"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 )
"Extraordinary...Paniccioli [is] the preeminent photographer of hiphop." (Arnold Lehman, Ph.D., Director, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York )
"Who Shot Ya's images catch history in the making." (Daily News )
"This is the face of hip-hop, 30 years in the making." (Washington Post )
"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 )
"Ernie Paniccioli's photographs have not only documented, but also helped define hip hop style." (Jim Fricke, Senior Curator, Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA )
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