It’s not often you come across a crew with Filipino emcee’s on the team, being Pinoy myself I truly enjoyed this group. Friends I give you TH3RDZ. These images do this act no justice, they were a blast to shoot. You can listen to their set on KEXP Street Sounds here. More photos and video after the jump.
Me shooting behind the glass at the soundboard while J. Pinder takes to the air.
Blending my love of photography and music, I’ve started to shoot live in studio sessions at KEXP here in Seattle. I get to make images, while the artist make music, everybody wins. Check out my first in studio with local Seattle hip-hop artist J. Pinder. To listen to the full set, click here. Looking forward to documenting more acts for KEXP. I’ll post photos from recent studio sessions with James Apollo and Brokaw later this week.
More photos after the jump.
Back in the Days : 27 Mars à La Bellevilloise , Episode #1 from Nadim33 on Vimeo.
“I only took photography for one year in school…”
My two loves hip-hop and photography and Jonathan Mannion has been around to capture it all. Any one want to go to Paris?
Back in the Days : 27 Mars à La Bellevilloise , Episode #2 from Nadim33 on Vimeo.
Hip-hop heads showed up to a sold-out show at the Black Cat to pay tribute to the legendary producer J. Dilla. Since Dilla’s death in 2006 after complications from lupus, I’ve been to many Dilla tribute shows. This one at the Black Cat last Friday felt the most genuine, the most organic. Local acts from D.C. and Baltimore accompanied by the live band J Laine & the Players covered Dilla hits produced for such acts as Pharcyde, Mos Def and Slum Village. Local artist included familiar names such as the lovely Alison Carney and W. Ellington Felton.
Doors opened at 10 p.m. and Talib Kweli hit the stage sharply at 12 midnight. Kweli’s set was short and he often stumbled on his verses, as if he were spitting these classic bars over Dilla blessed beats for the first time. Dilla’s mom, affectionately known in the hip-hop community as Ma’ Dukes sat on the stage for most of the show bobbing her head to her late sons music. A great night for D.C. hip-hop, Dilla was definitely in the building.
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