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.
Untitled (Soho 2015)
This is a shot from when I first picked up photography. I used to run around the city or hours looking for anything interesting. I was mainly just trying to get as comfortable as possible with my camera so I would just snap away not really focusing too much on composition, I got lucky that day! (This photo is completely candid.) I believe the subject was trying to cross the street and I just happened to be in the right spot.
This is a shot from when I first picked up photography. I used to run around the city or hours looking for anything interesting. I was mainly just trying to get as comfortable as possible with my camera so I would just snap away not really focusing too much on composition, I got lucky that day! (This photo is completely candid.) I believe the subject was trying to cross the street and I just happened to be in the right spot.
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
Sunset
Issa Khari is a Credentialed Visual Journalist and Street Photographer covering everything from Protest to Fashion Shows. After 5 years of covering events large and small, Issa has become a reliable source for independent news media and well known for shining light on the gems within the underground art scene
’Sunset’
October 14, 2014 Brooklyn, NY.
Issa Khari is a Credentialed Visual Journalist and Street Photographer covering everything from Protest to Fashion Shows. After 5 years of covering events large and small, Issa has become a reliable source for independent news media and well known for shining light on the gems within the underground art scene
Legendary Cyphers Season 7 Premiere
Legendary Cyphers is back for Season 7! We had a great opening night, filled with plenty of new faces and all the vets came out. We even had our first battle break out between Iron Emperor and Osyris Antham!
A personal goal for Season 7 is to take way more photos as well as continuing to provide the livestream coverage of the cypher! So to follow through and deliver in that, here or some shots from Friday’s cypher!
Legendary Cyphers is back for Season 7! We had a great opening night, filled with plenty of new faces and all the vets came out. We even had our first battle break out between Iron Emperor and Osyris Antham! 🤪
Legendary Cyphers Season 7 Premiere live from NYC! #HipHop #Music https://t.co/afqXrBC4rk
— Photographer & Visual Journalist (@IssaKhari) May 4, 2019
A personal goal for Season 7 is to take way more photos as well as continuing to provide the live streaml coverage of the cypher! So to follow through and deliver in that, here or some shots from Friday’s cypher!
Make sure you follow Legendary Cyphers on Instagram! We’ll be out in Union Square Park everye Friday until last Friday in November! So there is plenty of time to swing by and get your rhymes off, meet some dope emcees, or just kick it with the growing community of hip hop fans.
hope you’ll enjoy the pics!
Peace.
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.
The Future.
Taken May 29, 2017.
B.A.M. Dance Africa Street Festival, Brooklyn, NY
B.A.M. Dance Africa Street Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Taken May 29, 2017.
B.A.M. Dance Africa Street Festival, Brooklyn, NY