Hip Hop

Feature Submission- Bishop Nehru by Katharina Poblotzki

Bishop Nehru by Katharina Poblotzki/ The Hell Gate- images are copyrighted, not for use without permission

Short but sweet, portraits of hip hop wunderkind Bishop Nehru. Great article on the 16 year old rapper at birthplace mag.

Feature Submission- Shabazz Palaces by Owen Richards

Shabazz Palaces by Owen Richards- image is copyrighted, not for use without permission

There’s some great Hip Hop coming out of Seattle these days. Leading the charge is Shabazz Palaces- the first Hip Hop act signed to Sub Pop. Portraits shot by Owen Richards November 21, 2011 and are immediately available for licensing.

Got Milk?

?uestlove by Aviva Klein/ The Hell Gate- image is copyrighted, not for use without permission

Aviva Klein will be part of a wonderful group Hip Hop exhibit happening at Milk Studios kicking off December 17th. The exhibit is curated by none other than hip hop legend Ricky Powell to help celebrate his 5oth birthday. Other photographers we love who  are in the show are: Janette Beckman, Estevan Oriol, Angela Boatwright, Jim Britt and Glen E. Friedman. Now, that’s one hell of a group exhibit. Congrats Aviva!!

So So Fresh

Travis Shinn/ The Hell Gate- images is copyrighted, not for use without permission

The Hell Gate is delighted to announce a new working relationship with Travis Shinn.

Travis is a stand-out talent and a leading player in all that is good in music photography today. He also happens to be a stand-out human being too.

See below an introductory taste of Travis’ beautiful work – the latest & greatest up & coming Hip Hop acts of 2011. Including Big K.R.I.T., Yelawolf, & current Billboard topper, Mac Miller.

To view selects go here. To license the session go here.

Travis’ wider work can be viewed on www.thehellgatephotography.com

Magnetic Man- Masters of Collaboration

photo by Alex De Mora/ The Hell Gate- image is copyrighted, not for use without permission

It’s pretty much impossible for Magnetic Man to have a disappointing collaboration. Everyone they’ve worked from Katy B to John Legend has managed to keep the flavor of the artist while incorporating Dub Step to give the track some bite. I don’t know how they keep doing it, but they’ve struck gold again with their new single “Anthemic” featuring P- Money, which is being released this Monday. Dub Step and Hip Hop clearly go well together, this track has Summer Jam written all over it. Enjoy.