"BEYOND SOUTH CENTRAL" Eazy E & N.W.A photos by photographer, Ithaka Darin Pappas, 1988-1990, without a doubt the most extensive archive of early NWA images by a single photographer such; The Miracle Mile Shot, Skate Outta Compton, Eazy On The Mic, Backstage In Pheonix and The Bleacher Shot (also see: @nwa_photos_by_ithaka). Note: these are not Public Domain photographs - copyrights are in effect. To use for print, or merchandising - contact: ithaka.official@gmail.com
Patel in 2019, shown with the image "Skate Outta Compton" (Eazy E photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas in 1989 from the book, Contact High: A Visual History Of Hip Hop).
Indian-American Oscar Winner, Joseph Patel (producer of Best Documentary project Summer Of Soul, To Direct Contact High Documentary
Popular book “Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop” is headed to the screen as a documentary. Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios and Republic Records’ Federal Films, along with Jupiter Entertainment, are behind the adaptation. Joseph Patel is tapped to direct; Jupiter’s Patrick Reardon, Federal Films’ Chris Blackwell and Dana Sano, and Barak Moffitt and Daniel Seliger of Mercury Studios, along with “Contact High” author Vikki Tobak, will executive produce, along with Fred Brathwaite (aka Fab 5 Freddy).
The 2018 photo book chronicles the rise of hip-hop from the music of the streets to commercial success through outtakes from more than 100 photo shoots. Likewise the doc will utilize contact sheets, stylized set pieces and archival interviews in telling the story visually.
SOURCE VARIETY:
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/contact-high-hip-hop-book-documentary-1235049534/
Source: https://www.imore.com/beats-launches-new-video-campaign-titled-dr-dre-made-la
MADE IN LA
Beats launches new video campaign titled 'Dr. Dre is Made in LA'
The Beats Fit Pro videos just keep coming.
Dr Dre Is Made In La
Source: Beats
Beats has released a new video highlighting its Beats Fit Pro wireless earbuds.
The video features Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and more.
Dr. Dre and many more stars just performed at this year's Super Bowl halftime show.
To coincide with the Super Bowl halftime show performance and the brand's new wireless earbuds, Beats has released a new video featuring Dr. Dre called "Dr. Dre is Made in LA." You can watch the new video below:
PROUD to be Made in LA
Featuring Dr. Dre and archival footage of Anderson .Paak, Kayvon Thibodeux, Roddy Ricch, Serena Williams, Snoop Dogg and Vince Staples as well a 1988 still photograph portrait of Dre entitled "Miracle Dre" by Ithaka Darin Pappas
The video, which featuring a number of stars, also shows off the new Beats Fit Pro, the brand's latest wirless earbuds. The earbuds, which feature Apple's H1 chip for easy AirPods-like connection with the company's products, also include noise cancellation and sweat resistance, making them an AirPods Pro competitor for those looking for a high quality set of wireless earbuds.
The new video featuring Dr. Dre as "Made in LA" is quite timely as he just headlined this years' Super Bowl in...Los Angeles. In addition to Dre, the Super Bowl halftime show also featured Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and more:
