Eazy E in Los Angeles (1989) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Eazy E in Los Angeles (1989) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

NWA: "Straight Outta Compton" shirt featuring photo by Ithaka Darin Pappas

(unauthorized) NWA "Straight Outta Compton" shirt featuring photo entitled "The Miracle Mile Shot" by Ithaka Darin Pappas sold on ebay by plainchampagne https://www.ebay.com/itm/E1SYNDICATE-T-SHIRT-NWA-EAZY-E-ICE-CUBE-DR-DRE-N-W-A-RAP-HIP-HOP-SNOOP-2424-/332256025668

Eazy E: "King Of West Coast Rap" Tee (Target). Photo by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Pay tribute to the king of West Coast rap with the Men's Eazy-E Short Sleeve T-Shirt. This white cotton short sleeve tee featuring the historic 1988 photograph "Eazy On The Mic" by Ithaka Darin Pappas has a regular crew neck and a print of the legend in black & white. Made of cotton, you can wear it any time of the year, just pair it with a jacket during winters so you can show off to everyone what real rap is. NOW AVAILABLE AT TARGET! https://www.target.com/p/men-s-eazy-e-short-sleeve-t-shirt-white/-/A-80825028

N.W.A - Backstage In Phoenix (1989) The Last Photographs of N.W.A. - Very Rare pictures by Ithaka Darin Pappas

BACKSTAGE IN PHOENIX - The Last Photographs of the Real N.W.A. (photographed and directed by: Ithaka Darin Pappas) The following images (all from a single roll of film) were taken early evening in Phoenix, Arizona about an hour before Eazy-E and N.W.A would perform one of the most powerful concerts on their 1989 U.S. tour. At the time, I was a regular freelance photographer for Priority Records and was flown out from Los Angeles that afternoon to document a private backstage ceremony. DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren were to be presented RIAA certified Platinum Records for their albums N.W.A."Straight Outta Compton" and Eazy-E "Eazy-Duz-It" which had been released almost simultaneously in August and September of 1988. Ironically, it was there in Phoenix later on this very same night, that Ice Cube essentially quit the project, ending The World's Most Dangerous Group as we knew it. These are the last photographs of N.W.A. together as a quintet. - Ithaka Darin Pappas 2019

________________________________________________ The good times couldn't last. Ice Cube was the first to discover all was not right with N.W.A. - at the height of the group's popularity in 1989 when the tour hit Phoenix, Cube stopped the show. Pat Charbonet, then publicist for Priority Records and Cube's future manager had been asking Cube some questions about his financing...How much money had Cube been making off the songs he had written for Straight Outta Compton? Where was the money...and when would Cube get it in his pockets? Cube didn't have any answers - so he stopped the group dead in its tracks. - Dr. Dre: A Biography (2007) page 48
___________________________________________________ At Eazy's request, N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller flew to Phoenix with new contracts in hand and $75,000 for those who signed. The rest of the group complied, but not Cube. He told Heller he wanted a lawyer to review the contract.The others in the group ridiculed him for turning down so much money. Cube in fact discovered he did have good reason to feel he was getting ripped off. According to Rolling Stone magazine, N.W.A. grossed $650,000 for their 1989 U.S. tour, but Cube only received $23,000. By the end of the year, Straight Outta Compton and Eazy-Duz-It had sold a combined three-million copies. Although Cube had written or co-written about half the songs on both albums, he earned a total of $32,000. - Sager 1990, page 166

_________________________________________________________ Royalties, which typically take months to work their way from shops to distributors to record labels and on to artists, weren't arriving fast enough to keep tempers from boiling over. At a gig in Phoenix, Arizona each member was given a check, but only if they signed a contract. I refused to take my check, because I felt I would be admitting that I agreed with what I was being' paid, Cube told me in 2006. They thought I was crazy!, saying, '$75,000 is more money than we've ever seen'. - NME August 25th 2015 Photography, edit and music: Ithaka Darin Pappas
Songs: "Afflicted", "Warm Budweiser", "Butterly Boogie" from the upcoming album, Ithaka Voiceless Blue Raven II Text sources: Sager (1999), Dr. Dre: A Biography (2007), NME Magazine (2015) Executive producer: craig raidor dahl Note: all images in this presentation under U.S. Federal and international copyrights. ©1989, ©2019 Thank you. https://nwafotosbyithakadarinpappas.b... https://www.instagram.com/nwa_photos_... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo97z... https://www.facebook.com/NWAandEAZYEp... #NWA #HIPHOP #IthakaDarinPappas

ICE CUBE - NME - Amerikkka's Most Wanted

 

Ice Cube - NME Magazine (UK). 

Photographed on the roof 

of Priority Records in Hollywood, 

California by Ithaka Darin Pappas

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photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1990

This was one of many shoots 

That I did of Ice Cube and NWA for

Priority Records Between 1988 and 1991.

For more information about this image 

Please contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com - Also see:  @_ithaka_

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

thru my Representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.

Interview in Mass Appeal (Contact High Project)
http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/

Interview in The Hundreds:
http://thehundreds.com/ithaka-interview/

Interview in Gerneral Admission:
https://www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo

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NWA - Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame (official program)

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photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1989

This was one of many shoots 

That I did of NWA

Priority Records Between 1988 and 1991.

For more information about this image 

Please contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com - Also see:  @_ithaka_

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

thru my Representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.

Interview in Mass Appeal (Contact High Project)
http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/

Interview in The Hundreds:
http://thehundreds.com/ithaka-interview/

Interview in Gerneral Admission:
https://www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo

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Ithaka's NWA & Eazy E Images featured in Mass Appeal

• @contact.high.project is pretty amazing. @vtobak interviewed @_ithaka_ Darin Pappas on the time he photographed a bulletproof vest-wearing Eazy-E (RIP) riding a skateboard, circa 1989. The image has been stored away for decades and only recently surfaced. Also, the contact sheets and stories he shares are bananas. He recalls the day: "I think Eazy was wearing the vest for legitimate reasons. This was at the height of his fame and Venice was a bit rougher back in those days. Literally anything could have gone down that day. The skateboard wasn’t his own, he’s signed it for someone and I think kind of borrowed it without asking. I wasn’t even sure I should have been using too much film on the shot." Link in profile. 

Controversial NWA Manager, JERRY HELLER, Dead at Age 75

 

NWA Manager JERRY HELLER Dead at Age 75

Jerry Heller, who served as N.W.A.'s original manager, died of a heart attack on Friday, September 2, at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, California. He was 75.Heller was involved in a car accident on Friday morning and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries shortly before his death.
Heller was best known for kicking off N.W.A.'s highly successful career in the '80s after teaming up with band member Eazy-E to launch Ruthless Records. The record label also launched the careers of several R&B and hip-hop stars such as J. J. Fad, Michel'le and the D.O.C.

Heller had a contentious relationship with N.W.A. member Ice Cube, who left the group in 1989 over a royalty dispute. Ice Cube, now 47, later released a diss track against his former manager titled "No Vaseline," on which he rapped, "N.W.A. ain't s--t without Ice Cube!" (Dr. Dre also left the group in 1991, citing similar monetary issues.)

Source: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jerry-heller-dead-former-nwa-manager-dies-at-75-w437938

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Jerry Heller

Jerry Heller
Born	October 6, 1940 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 2, 2016 (aged 75) Thousand Oaks, California,U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Music manager
Years active	1960–2016
Net worth	US$20 million (2016)[1]

Gerald E. “Jerry” Heller (October 6, 1940 – September 2, 2016) was an American music manager and businessman. He was best known for managing west coast rap supergroup and gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A and Eazy-E. He rose to prominence in the 1960s and '70s, importing Elton John and Pink Floyd for their first major American tours, and representing Journey, Marvin Gaye, Joan Armatrading, Van Morrison, War, Average White Band, ELO, Eric Burdon, Crosby Stills and Nash, Ike & Tina Turner, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Otis Redding, The Who, Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath, Humble Pie, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Four Tops, Dr. John, Jose Feliciano, The Grass Roots, and The Standells, among many others.
In the mid-1980s he worked with R&B and hip hop acts like Michel'le, World Class Wreckin' Cru, J.J. Fad, The D.O.C., Egyptian Lover and L.A. Dream Team.
Heller played a role in the emergence of West Coast rap music when he cofounded Ruthless Records with Eazy-E and discovered, signed, or managed the likes of N.W.A, The Black Eyed Peas, Above the Law, The D.O.C., and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
Heller died on September 2, 2016 due to unknown causes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Heller

Rare Eazy E Photograph On Gallery Canvas $150 (this week only)

Eazy E Photograph - $150

Eazy E At Graffiti Wall  - Downtown Los Angeles - September 1990

First Print of A-Series:

"Eazy E at Graffiti Wall - 1990 - A-Series #1 (of 1) - Manufactured In 2015

Original numbered and signed, limited-edition image of Eazy E (Eric Wright)

at graffiti wall in downtown Los Angeles

by world famous photographer, Ithaka Darin Pappas.

Printed (and signed by the photographer)

on gallery-quality canvas using UV protected inks.

Complete with finished backing, ready to hang.

Size: 16in x 24in x 1.25in (40cm x 60cm x 3cm)

Cleaning: If your canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.

Notes: The frames are made from recycled plastic. This makes them not only environmentally friendly, but solid, durable, and lightweight.

Unseen Photo of Eazy-E Skating Venice Beach in a Bulletproof Vest

Here's an Unseen Photo of Eazy-E Skating Venice Beach in a Bulletproof Vest

BY LUCAS WISENTHAL 27 JAN, 2016

This is one of those things that's amazing on multiple levels: a photo of the late Eazy-E skating in Venice Beach.Ithaka Darin Pappas shot it in 1989, when Venice's locals included skaters like Christian Hosoi, Eric Dressen, Jesse Martinez, and Block. At the time, NWA was reaching the height of its popularity. Eazy-E—born Eric Wright—is seen in a bulletproof vest. 

As Pappas notes in the comments, the photo was never published. He unearthed it when he was looking for another shot for Rolling Stone. Eazy-E died of complications related to AIDS some six years later, in 1995.

http://theridechannel.com/news/2016/01/eazy-e-skateboarding-photo

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N.W.A.’S INFLUENCE (The Source) Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas ©1988

photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas ©1988

This was one of many shoots 

that I did of NWA members for

Priority Records between 1988 and 1991.

For more information about this image 

please contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com - Also see: @_ithaka_

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is necessary to acquire authorization

thru my representatives at the Tack Artist Group Agency in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising...thank you.

http://thehundreds.com/ithaka-interview/

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http://thesource.com/2015/08/13/tracing-n-w-a-s-influence-from-ruthless-to-kendrick-lamar-infographic/

TRACING N.W.A.’S INFLUENCE, FROM RUTHLESS TO KENDRICK LAMAR (INFOGRAPHIC)

 THE SOURCE

 AUGUST 13, 2015

The Compton Super Group Is Even More Influential Than You May Have Realized

Hip Hop is changing history and thanks to Rukkus.com you can trace the musical history all the way to the 1980s starting with gangsta rap group N.W.A.. Whether it’s through mentorship or record labels, N.W.A’s influence is prevalent in Hip Hop today. For instance, The D.O.C., who was a major creative force behind N.W.A., was a part owner of Death Row Records and from that record label blossomed the late Nate Dogg, Tupac Shakur, and Snoop Dogg.

Check out the infographic of this musical family tree that all started with N.W.A.
For a further explanation of how they decided to connect everyone, and why certain artists were left out (we see you Obie Trice) head over to the original 

DR. DRE & THE D.O.C. - Venice, California - Foto: Ithaka Darin Pappas ©1989

Dr. Dre and The D.O.C. 
photographed in Venice, California in 1989
by Ithaka Darin Pappas.

This was one of many shoots 

that I did of NWA members for
Priority Records between 1988 and 1991.

For more information about this image 
please contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com - Also see: @_ithaka_

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is necessary to acquire authorization

thru my representatives at the Tack Artist Group Agency in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising...thank you.

http://thehundreds.com/ithaka-interview/