Spike Lee throws Brooklyn Block Party celebrating 30th anniversary of Iconic film ”Do The Right Thing”
Do The Right Thing Way, became official back in July of 2015 and is the official location for Spike Lee's annual Block Party! Spike makes it a point to return to the very location where he filmed the thought-provoking story some 30 years ago. DTRT like so many of Spike’s other films tells the story of the Brooklynites and the Greater Black Community.
Do The Right Thing Way, became official back in July of 2015 and is the official location for Spike Lee's annual Block Party! Spike makes it a point to return to the very location where he filmed the thought-provoking story some 30 years ago. DTRT like so many of Spike’s other films tells the story of the Brooklynites and the Greater Black Community.
Spike Brought out several guest throughout the 7-hour event including his castmates from the film Rosie Perez and Giancarlo Esposito , as well Les Twins, Public Enemy, and many others! I did spend much time at the gathering as I has to hit another event afterwards but I did manage to capture some really great photos! You can check out my full gallery below! My favorite shots have to be the dance battle that broke out during DJ Spinna’s set.
Legendary Cyphers Season 7 Photo Gallery
Check out the Full Season 7 Photo Gallery by Issa Khari, official camera man for Legendary Cyphers!
Joining Legendary Cyphers has definitely been an honor and while my primary function within the media team has involved filming I decided I would incorporate more of my passion for photography in my work for Season 7. Here is some of my favorites from this year!
I'll be posting photos from each week of LC here, so for the rappers and looking for photos of themselves you should definitely bookmark this page!
Week 1
5.3.19
Week 2
5.10.19
Week 3
5.17.19
Week 7
6.14.19
Legendary Cyphers visits College Of Staten Island
During our visit to Staten Island College not only did Legendary Cyphers showed off their Lyrical prowess but explained to the students how a cypher was and still is the original social medium for communities.
I had my first visit to a college campus in a long while thanks to Legendary Cyphers. Eli, Bjorn and Miky showed out for the CSI students, who didn't seem to know what was going on at first. Thanks to mainstream media the culture of hip-hop has been lost to a generation that eat, sleep and dreams hip-hop.
So L.C. not only showed off their Lyrical prowess but explained to the students how a cypher was and still is the original social medium for communities. There was even a conversation sparked by one student employed by the school about the lack of promotion of the event. Overall it was a great experience being able to connect with the youth and bringing light to traditional values of hip-hop culture. It's was definitely a warmup for the upcoming season which starts May 3rd! If you're free that Friday and want to test your skill with some of the best emcees in NYC come through.
Am I My Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper?
Last week I had the pleasure of linking up with a few of my fellow creatives, we gave our raw unscripted takes for a new series called Closed Captions. Wee spoke about the on going Robert Kelly saga, the latest viral fast food fight and brought some solutions to the Black Communities struggle.
Last week I had the pleasure of linking up with a few of my fellow creatives, we gave our raw unscripted takes for a new series called Closed Captions. Wee spoke about the on going Robert Kelly saga, the latest viral fast food fight and brought some solutions to the Black Communities struggle.
Returned to my roots yesterday… Photojournalism.
Yesterday I made a return to the scene where I made started my photography career…
About 4 years ago I started taking photography seriously and ran into the organization caller NYC Shut It Down. Shut It Down is part of the Black Lives Movement and has spent the last 208 consecutive weeks calling for justice for the families of unarmed victims to police violence. Yesterday happened to be their 4 year anniversary
Check out the Full Season 7 Photo Gallery by Issa Khari, official camera man for Legendary Cyphers!