Photographer extraordinaire Jonathan Mannion is the heavyweight champion of the hip hop world when it comes to creating iconic images of the MCs, producers and husslas that have defined it. Dude has shot covers of Eminem, Outkast, Kanye, the Neptunes, Mos Def, and Jayz…

remember that dope shot used on the cover of jays reasonable doubt? mannion did that..

come and show respect. Mannion is the first hip-hop photographer to have a solo exhibition at D.C.’s Govinda Gallery. “Govinda Gallery has been at the center of the music photography world for over twenty years,” according to their press release.

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