Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography by Ernie Paniccioli


Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography
Title : Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography
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ISBN : 0060936398
ISBN-10 : 9780060936396
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 224
Publication : First published November 1, 2002

Nearly thirty years ago, Ernie Paniccioli, considered by many to be the James Van Der Zee of the hiphop generation, began photographing graffiti art throughout New York City as well as the young people creating it. Armed with a 35-millimeter camera, Paniccioli literally recorded the beginning salvos of hiphop, today the most dominant youth culture on the planet. Be it Grandmaster Flash at the Roxy, a summer block party in the Bronx, the fresh faces of Jay-Z and Will Smith, the cocksure personas of Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., and Eminem, or the regal grace of Lauryn Hill, Ernie Paniccioli has been there to showcase hiphop’s emerging talent. With more than 200 photographs that have been culled from a vast archive, Who Shot Ya? is the first major pictorial history of hiphop culture.


Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography Reviews


  • Gabriel Ramos

    Brother Ernie has compiled the history of hip hop in this book. The moments of an important history in music

  • Amar Pai

    Too many sweaty close-ups. A lot of these photos seem kinda generic. (IMHOWIOC)