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TKO: Collecting Hip-Hop's Past By Photograph

via "Contact High" by Vicki Tobak
A collection of photographs from "Contact High" by Vicki Tobak.

Hip-hop has eclipsed rock as America's most important musical culture. In this month's The Kennest Observers, guest Vikki Tobak joins host Robert Goodwin in discussing a striking collection of candid photographs of the legends and innovators of hip-hop.

From the last shoots of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls just weeks before their deaths, to Jerome Albertini’s shoot of all the members of Wu-Tang Clan, "Contact High" features rare photos of iconic artists, some of which have never been shared by the photographers before, including images of Kanye West, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, NAS, N.W.A. and more.

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Robert Goodwin is a substitute host on The Jefferson Exchange and the host of the monthly segment The Keenest Observers. In the segment, Rob leads an exploration of issues affecting people from minority communities, and how all of us think and talk about race.