Ernie Paniccioli, Chronicler of Hip-Hop

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Public Enemy’s Private Photographer

Ernie Paniccioli cuts an impressive figure, both for his activism and for his documenting of hip-hop’s biggest names going back to when they were teenagers looking to change the world.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/public-enemys-private-photographer/

An imposing chronicler of the hip-hop scene from LL Cool J and Biggie Smalls to Queen Latifah and Lil’ Kim, Ernie has been especially close to Public Enemy, counting its members as collaborators, conspirators and counselors. It has been a good month for them: Public Enemy will be inducted tonight into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Ernie recently finished a conference at Cornell University, whose library acquired his vast photographic archive.