LEGENDARY hip-hop photographer Ricky Powell has died.
Here we look at the life-and-times of then man who chronicled a musical movement that included the Beastie Boys.
Who was Ricky Powell?
Ricky Powell was born on November 20, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York.
He forged a career as a photographer as he captured the early days of hip-hop.
Powell was best for his working relationship with the Beastie Boys — so much so the rap-rock group honored him as their fourth member.
Later he snapped iconic images of icons of the downtown Manhattan scene.
This included Run-DMC, Eric B and Rakim, Laurence Fishburne, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Sofia Coppola, and Vin Diesel.
His images would feature in the New York Times, the Village Voice, and Rolling stone, among other leading publications.
What was his cause of death?
Powell reportedly died of heart failure on Monday, February 1.
Further details of his death were unclear.
Who has paid tribute?
Manager and business partner Tono Radvany said: "I just want to let everybody know he was a very special man, and he will be sorely missed.
Roots’ Questlove being among the first Hip Hop artists to pay tribute to him by quoting a lyric from the Beastie Boys’ single “Car Thief” in which he’s mentioned.
LL COOL J also paid tribute with a picture of the pair together with the words 'captured the culture…Rest in power'.
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