The Red Eye.

Click on the photo above to check out more pictures from the Curren$y and Pac Div show brought to you by VT SHHO.

Blue @ Shaka's with Tiron & Ayomari.

Here are some photos from the show at the beach.

eXquire at Strange Matter.

If you heard of the show but didn't get to go. You're probably regretting that decision right about now. No worries though, here is little photoset that'll make you feel like you were getting champagne sprayed on you while diving offstage into the arms of beautiful, drunk hoes. That or make you realize you should have called in sick for work instead of "making that cheddar". Dumb hoe! Sorry for cursing.

Kendrick/Stalley.

This weekend I headed over to our more preppy campused, equally dope chapter of SHHO at UVA. They hosted Stalley and Kendrick Lamar and showed everyone a good time. Great job to Tobin, Chuck and everyone else over at UVA and UPC to make this happen.

Need Lookbook A/W 2011.

You saw the video a few weeks ago. Here's some of my favorite pictures from the actual lookbook shot by Ashley Florence for Need Supply Co. Most of the looks were shot on her Yashica and Hasselblad medium format cameras. Check out the rest of the photos on the Need site.

Lost in Translation.

Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's mixtape Lost in Translation dropped a few weeks ago and ever since he's been making news all over the internet. Here are some photos from his first and last show ever at Webster Hall in NY.

Download it here.

 

Jonathan Mannion.

It was a surreal moment cramming into that little elevator with five other grown men. The awkward ride up gave me time to reflect and come to terms that in a few seconds, if this thing doesn’t break and kill us all, I’m going to meet the dude of hip hop photography. Doors open and we step into Jonathan Mannion’s studio in Manhattan.

His passion for his craft and hunger and drive to achieve the next step in any goal makes him a quintessential artist. New York City is known for talent but also to chew up fakes and lames. It’s always good to see a hard working individual rise up and take what’s his.

After the interview and the stories, I quietly walked up to him with my little camera strapped around my shoulder and from one photographer to another, we shook hands. No words exchanged, none needed. With that said here’s the last video of the Mannion series, as well as the last video from that New York trip.

Part II and III after the break.

Keys Open Doors.

Stopped by the Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA yesterday to see the Clipse perform. It always a good time when the different SHHO chapters meet together under one roof. UVA SHHO hosted this monumental show. Nickelus F from Richmond, TiRon from LA and Phil Ade from DC all made it out to this as well.

More pictures after the break.

Heritage Collection.

So one of the main points I've left out when talking about this past trip to NY was the photo shoot with Nitty Scott, MC of the SHHO lookbook. She happily modeled for our heritage collection and she and her whole crew were a pleasure to work with.

Hit the jump for more photos. The items will be for sale in the near future.

G.O.O.D. K.I.D.S. Meet The Worst Kids.

Big Sean and Mac Miller brought it to the first concert at Charlottesvile, VA. The sold out crowd of hip hop heads defied the college town stigma and was live and thankful for the opportunity to see some great artists perform.Great to see such a success from UVA's SHHO's first concert. Shout out to my new C-Ville fam.

Check out more photos of the G.O.O.D. K.I.D.S. after the jump.

Waken Baken.

I recently got a chance to photograph Wiz Khalifa before he got busted for a bus full of weed. Even though catching the show at a theatre, ballet venue wasn't the best, the performances made up for it. Big K.R.I.T. also Touched Down and I'm proud to say he's one of the nicest dudes I've met. 

Shout out to Creative Nation for throwing the show as well as the homie Nickelus F for opening up.

Some more pictures after the jump.