Ricky Powell, photographer of Beastie Boys, dies at 59
His family lawyer told The Times that he died from heart failure. Powell captured the early stars of hip-hop when the movement was on the cusp of mainstream prominence. His iconic portraits of 1980s Def Jam recording artists Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, Public Enemy and especially the Beastie Boys gave this loud new street music a distinct visual presence. And his decade-long partnership with the Beastie Boys produced foundational images of downtown hipster emissaries to global youth culture. The Beastie Boys doing the Charles St. Shuffle in New York City, 1986. (Ricky Powell) Advertisement With t...
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