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Later Modu became the director of photography for the American hip-hop magazine The Source, where he shot more than 30 covers. Documenting the golden age of hip-hop, his subjects included Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Diddy, Dr Dre, Q-Tip, Mac Miller and Mary J Blige. His work featured on album covers for Snoop Dogg, Method Man and Mobb Deep (for their 1995 album The Infamous). He also worked for Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as t...

Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty On Saturday, May 22, an Instagram post from Modu’s official account shared the sudden, sad news. “Our hearts are broken… We continue the fight © . The family request privacy at this time, ” was the caption of an image of Modu’s signature with “1966 – 2021” below it. No cause of the death has been revealed at this time. For Hip-Hop fans of a certain age, Chi Modu was a household name like any of their favorite rappers. The photographer’s work was featured all over the pages of The Source magazine during it halcyon days in the early 90’s and s...

According to Chi Modu's official Twitter account, the illustrious shutterbug passed away this week at the age of 55, although no cause of death was revealed.

CRYPTOMEDIA, NFTs, AND THE NEXT INTERNET Legendary downtown photographer Ricky Powell died this week, leaving behind a lifetime’s worth of hip-hop history gold. Jensen Karp called him, “the man who photo’d absolutely everything I’ve ever thought was cool,” much of that attributed to frozen moments in time with rappers like LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, and RUN DMC. Along with Glen E. Friedman, Estevan Oriol, Craig Stecyk, and Chi Modu, my own foray into photography in the ‘90s was inspired by cultural documentarians like Ricky Powell. In fact, there was a season where photography led m...

Top Huntsville arts/entertainment picks for the week Updated Dec 23, 2020; Facebook Share ADIOS, 2020! To do a New Year’s Eve gig right in 2020, you need more than some cool bands. Pandemic-conscious protocols are paramount. For their “A Very Salty New Year” show, Salty Nut Brewery will be checking temperatures at the door and monitoring capacity to maintain a reduced limit. Masks will be required to enter and when not drinking. If you’d like extra space, there will be firepit going in the outdoor beer garden. The cool bands thing is covered, too. Mononymous indie tunesmith Wanda and...