Brother Ernie (Ernest Paniccioli) is a photographer most
known for his photographs of the hip-hop scene in the 80s and 90s.
He is the author of the best selling book Who Shot Ya? and
the subject of the award winning documentary The Other Side of
Hip-Hop.
Afrika Bambaataa is an American disc jockey, singer,
songwriter and producer from the South Bronx, New York.
Melle Mel is an American hip-hop musician - one of the
pioneers of rap as lead rapper and main songwriter for Grandmaster
Flash and the Furious Five.
"More than 250 vintage snaps documenting the evolution of hip hop
and the artists who shaped it on both coasts, featuring exclusive
behind-the-scenes images of everyone from Biggie to Tupac to
N.W.A., all accompanied by Brother Ernie's personal anecdotes and
candid stories behind the images." -Inside Hook
"To capture history, you have to be present for it. Hip
Hop at the End of the World: The Photography of Ernie
Paniccioli (Rizzoli; $40) is filled with photos only Paniccioli
has because, from the mid-1970s forward, only Paniccioli thought to
be there - and was permitted in the room. (That's an
underappreciated photographic skill: not getting kicked out.)" -NEW
YORK TIMES
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