True legends, nothin beats old school. This is the roots of hip hop, keep bumpin the old school songs and revive the true hip hop.

I feel truly blessed to have come across your photographs and stories. My husband and I are long time hip hop fans and was please to see so many familiar faces. It reminds us of when we were kickin it. Keep up the good work.

Hew Great Pics!. I know Dana and Ricky from back in the day - High School of Music & Art. Ran into Rick last summer when he was performing in Chicago.

I miss the old school music. Oh yeah, I think that I still have a crush on you.

Good looking out

I like the shadows.

What's good D, I had to stop here to show some resepect. I grew up on your music happy to see that your still doing your thing. Much much props

-manny-

I like your pics, the settings for some of this pics did you set them up or just took the pics.

I like the composition of the pics. :-)

Good look D, I really like that picture of me. I might want to blow it up if you don't mine... tony@tonycrush.com

You are a multi-talented brother. I just saw you at the Philly Alize Listening Party in September - you looking as good as ever.

Thanks for taking me down memory lane.

Um I was reading the post and I happen to come across a comment that I so-called did on October 2nd about seeing you in Detroit. I never been to Detroit so who ever is posting comments like their me - yeah your really funny!

Anyway...D, love the Photos (especially Uncle Ralph's).

Peace!

Hip Hop at its root has always been a part of my heartbeat. Seeing these pictures made me miss the love of all that was honest and pure about it. The music, the creativity, the energy, the spirt of the art of hip hop music...at 33 years old those sounds and feelings still hold true when I see you guys and hear the familar sounds of the work that you all have left as part of our generations legacy!

Your work is absolutely amazing (but you know that) and your talent, the work that comes from your soul is a gift that humbles me. I thank you for sharing it...then and now!!!

I use to love you...I still do...I always will!

God Bless!!!

dope pics D. thanks for sharing your work.... man it's nice seeing some of the pioneers these days in such an elegant way. bookmarked!!

peace,
mach

Wow this is a surprise - you do excellent work!

What a look, the pictures show so much... look forwardd to seeing you in Detroit on Thursday...
.n

"Now, this is how "photography" should B done". Very impressive clicking, yessir. I'm in Cali, if u r ever out this way, I'm just a click away(Some shots in exchange for a mixtape?).

Dj 9 one one

Oh My God! D Nice, I found your blog/journal from a link on the Black Weblog Awards site. First, CONGRATS on winning this much deserved award; I spent the last half hour browsing your site and looking at your outstanding photography!

I had no idea you are such a gifted photographer! Your work is stellar and absolutely beautiful. I'm looking through your self portraits and throught the portfolios of Slick Rick, Dana Dane, Sweet Tee and tears started welling up in my eyes! I'm 33 years old, '73 born and these outstanding music & Hip Hop PIONEERS were who I listened to. I grew up on you guys - I'm really emotional right now. Looking through your site just sent me back in a time machine and I'm loving the ride.

I just want to thank you and all your peers, who are still around and looking as vibrant and beautiful as ever, for sharing your talents and your music. Can't wait to see all these beautiful photos compiled into a book! I'm so glad I found this blog - D, your work is outstanding. Continued success!

You just took me back with those photos to many great times in hip-hop.

Thanks

sweet tee and slick rick.
See, I grew up on red alert tapes. 88/92
so these images are the vivid examples of my
musical upbringing that alot of younger cats out here have no clue of.

D-nice, yup!
G.Parks for OUR generation.

Classic B&W photographs of Classic Hip hOP ICONz.
Cant get no better! Keep pushin' D-nice. 1

Keep up the good work! This is official foreal!

Peace and Love,

Noetik
http://www.myspace.com/nucpromotions

Yo d what's good.wish I was there

Instant vintage D! So much dope shit on one page. Too many favorite pics to list... Though I'd say the Slick Rick/Dana Dane one takes the cake.

Keep doin' what you do my dude....

-G.

DOPE D!!!
was a big fan of your music bakindaDAY...
now absolutely loving your pictures!! amazing eye....not surprised though...you got the ART in you...

Wow, great pictures. You managed to capture a lot of personality in them.

ill picz !!!!!!

excellent photography...... thanks for taking these & sharing them on the net.....

Q
Team Brinkz

WOW.....no changes ...the flixs are always hot....The pictures take me back when hip hop was fun and your favorite rappers enjoyed what they did and was not mad at the next man or women because they label did not push their album (DEF JAM !!!) Keep up the splendid work.........I still have a crush on Sweet Tee on the smooth tip :)

wow..im so in love...wit your picture skills! lol ;)
a lot of character and life in it. u make hiphop look like fine art. much kudos! (wateva it means..lol)

These are some classic photos. D, keep doing your thing with hip-hop and the camera. It's rare coming across photos of Dana and Slick Rick even though they used to have the group together back in the day. Thanks for the photos.

"Back in da Day when I was young, I'm not a kid anymore but sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again..." Your photos are as classic as the era! Brought me back and got me listening to old school rap on Music Choice ;)

Dominga Martin-

Your pics are SO crazy!! What I love is the humanity in them. You really feel their souls. Thank you for being a leader in documenting our hip hop legends. We only hear about them when something goes wrong, i.e., the True Hollywood Story. Keep up the great work!

iamtheperfectstorm.blogspot.com

Its good to see the hip hop legends that I grew up listening to looking this damn good! I wish sum of these cats now had half your skills. Its all the same bs now. D-Nice love the pics keep it comin. One

D-Nice
You are a true artist...I saw these picture and they took me back to highschool, it was like opening up a present. You stay blessed!

Gansta grillzz.

I ran into Dana @ a party in Brooklyn like 4 weeks back. He was MCing- he's all love.

If you run into him again, tell em, D from Miami says "peace". And we'll get together on that hiphop documentary.

Good photos, great contrast and luminance. As always.

- D dot

Word D-Nice your pics are tight. You gotta do some for me so when I get out there producing for made artists I can give the credit to the legends in the game like yourself.

Hazardous
www.hazardousmusic.com

I Wish I Was THERE! Dope!!!!!!!!

Thank you for showing the true essence of Hip Hop and the legends that started it all. Memories of my Krush Groove Days and my first Industry Job at Big East Entertainment, reflects what you have capture. Much Love&Continued Success. D-Nice

Cynamin Jones/
Da Hoodz Publicist

Wow dude these visuals are so powerful never under estimate the power of the still! You got to put out a book dude, with all the cats that made this music so ILL....keep up it up baby! One

D YOU NO HOW TO BRING THE PAST TO THE PRESENT AND YOU MAKE REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN HIP HOP WAS TRULY THAT!

MUCH RESPECT
BIG STUFF

Remember the time in the Boomdigital office in Toronto when we were crackin jokes and lookin' a some videos on the computer with Sid, Marlon, and the rest? Crazy.. I'm not sure if you remember me man but it's been a while. I'm digestin' all the moments your putting up in this site and it's great! I hope maybe some time I can do it big like you!

www.iimages.ca
Tiku (way back when from Boomdigital - Multimedia Co)

D-Nicest Ever ...

Thank you! What more can I say ... the night was incredible and your GREAT photos guarantee that it well last forever in my memory ... Respect!

Fullcircle ... Dane the Great One

Man!!! I Had So Much Fun That Night! And I love These Pics So Much. But It Was Really Nice To See Every One That Night, Kinda Took Me Back To 40 Duce Days (LOL)! Rastafari!

Damn! I can see LEGENDS were in the building that night. Keep up the great work D!

Lovin' the Black & White shots! Bow-Legged Lou, Sweet Tee, The Awesome Two, DJ Scratch and Dana Dane...Classic!

HOT! as usual

WOW!!! DJ Scratch has a pair of CAZALS!!! That's classic Hip Hop from a Classic DJ!!

Great pic D Nice

These are some hot flicks homey. I respect the art. Keep it up. I bet you had to use the extra wide lens for Ced forehead. Lol

Much Love,

Choke No Joke
Director/Producer
Choke No Joke Productions

D-Nice, thanks for the pictures of all my heros as a youngster. It does my heart glad to see these pioneers who I admire and respect for their contributions to Hip Hop culture. Shirt Kings were my heros in Queens they tagged a wall off Jamaica Avenue and I loved the sweatshirts they used to do. I still remember the dope steps of scoob lover with Big Daddy Kane back in the day, when dance was fun. Still got my Sweet Tee cassette tapes, man I loved her!!! Greg Nice had me going hard music as I cruised around town in my hoopty. Slick Rick and Dana Dane will ALWAYS be the smoothest, most stylish rappers ever...

Your work is the way pictures are supposed to be taken. Those pics really took me back... I just want to know your price and availability D-Nice.

Legends and more legends....man the ole skool was filled wit real cats...I just don't get the same feel of integrity from cats these days...I mean times change...and we all defeine ourselves...and we all have our faults...but these guys were larger than life without all the media and the dough...beautiful

Yo D-Nice,

Your flicks are HOT!!!! Keep doin' ya thang! What does it cost to hire you for your photographic skills? Let a brotha know!

FOREVER HIP-HOP!

I'm mad I left before you took the pics...but they are hot. As I said before continue doing your thing. Truly talented.

So, I'm waiting to buy a book of photography by D-Nice. A nice big book too. I think it would be a great coffee table centerpiece! Do your thing.

As usual, you tend to do what others only wish they could. Your remarkable eye and the character and strength of your work flows from you like a tight rhyme over a beat with knock on a crisp night in a drop in the city where I dwell...St. Louis.

Peace,

DJ Vanna Spice

I would love for you to photograph me for my book... How can we make this happen?

The photography is stunning. Man you have a great eye. I love black and white photography done well. Keep it poppin' Dee!

DJ Jon Quick
www.djjonquick.com
the next kept secret

YO DISCO YA LIL BROTHER PROUD OF U YA JOINTS ARE FUNKY LIKE YA MIXES:) WE GETTN U READY FOR THE EUROPE TOUR SO BE READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Outfit for the event: $350
Cabfare to the venue: $6
Bar tab for two drinks:$24
A Legend capturing Legends on film: PRICELESS!
Keep doin' your thing baby! How's the documentary coming?
One LOVE!

To repeat everyone else - these photos are Da Balm-Diggity (not a typo;-)!! As much as I enjoy u as a DJ, D-nice it's a blessing that u are an image-saver! ONLY YOU could capture such classic Black Strength & Love! Your experience in the field of hip-hop and the repoire you have with artists is incomparable! NOBody else could capture the essence as you do because u've BEEN there and it's evident that you're MORE than just a FAN of these cats - your ONE of them and they KNOW, Love & RESPECT it!
We are eternal survivors and re-inventors of ourselves. Sometimes I get discouraged about where our people are headed, but you make me GLAD that I came of age in the Hip-Hop era:-). Thank you D-nice. God is working through you, beautifully!

Last night I regret not being in the house to celebrate one of my friends Birthday.

but i love how you captured the images

D you are the man, who will go down in history for doing a lot of great things for Hip Hop

Big Dore

BEAUTIFUL!

Dopeness, as usual. Sorry I couldn't make it out that night.

Yo D!! You helped to make last night a CLASSIC by capturing these moments in history! Thank you for helping to give our boy The Great Dane a night we will ALL remember forever! GOOD STUFF MY BRUTHA!

D. the photos are all classics! What else can I say when it comes to your photography I just love it. Your Black and White shots just say something all the time and just looking at the above vets brings back made memories. Thankyou for always doing the damn thang.

Also, your DTV today was the first time I peeped it, great touch...keep it up. By the way, who did your DTB logo (was that your concept?).

FIYAHH!!! As I peeped each pic I caught maaaad flashbacks! From taping these cats' music videos off of Video Music Box on of the first BETA and VCRs that come out when I was 8 to staying up late night to hear Red Alert & Chuck Chillout do play strictly hip-hop on Friday nights only in New York to me & my cousin Rashad Smith (pic above) at 11, 12 years old standing outside Latin Quarters nightclub on Union Square stressed cause we couldnt get in, had curfew and going to our first club the Red Parrot to catch cats like Kid-N-Play and Salt-N-pepa to hearing Nice & Smooth at RedZone an Powerhouse, crazy!
We did it a lil later than these cats from mid-80's on but we was on it EARLY from 10, 11 years old anyway. No matter how much we grow older I still see the hotness in these cats and I gotta thank D-Nice to keeping the memories alive through hot pics like these.

xo,

Sonya Magett

Peace and blessings. Stay true, humble, and embedded in this sophisticated art form. I genuinely appreciate your talent.

Thanks for taking me back!

Memories of my youth and listening to these artists just came rushing back to me. D, your b&w shots are always on point. And congrats on your Black Weblog Awards win!

WoW!!!! I was just asking my man in Brooklyn, yo what's the word on Slick Rick? I am glad to see the picture with him and Dana Dane. The Kangol Crew never looked better. D. do you think Ricky would do a drop for me. Holla Back I'll give you more details. keep up the good work.

three times dope. love them.

I love it! I love it!! I love it!!! This is what REAL Hip-Hop is all about! The love and respect for the music, the culture, and the pioneers who laid it down for everybody today. D, you're a self-made man yourself, and I never saw you act like such a fan last nite! lol! You tripped me out when you asked me, "Is Slick Rick REALLY here?" LMAO! Man that was definitely the best bday party I've been to so far. Had a blast! Love the pix bro. Even though I stood right there watching you take them, it's incredible to see them come out like this. Crazy!
B

Ha ha .. I LOVE IT!! You make me want to dust off my camera and hit the streets! Keep it up... :)

These photos are really amazing! I love the way each person's personality comes through...good job!
You for hire? :) I am a singer-songwriter with
Saymore Productions(Robert Brown and Brett Lowery), in Queens area, and we're looking to have some new photos done. Look at my website
www.sandracarlucci.com Listen to the music while you're there, too.
C-ya/Sandra

It's good to see authentic artist still standing strong, I appreciate the pics you took D-Nice.

Wow, what makes it better is that you took all of them at the club.

Real fresh

WOW!!! Hot photos, I may have to steal them to place on The Industry Cosign's website... hmmmmm. But thanks for flowing through, photos are hot!!

I love the fact you all made Ced classic... He is...

I love that photo of Ced and the one of Rashad

Dana Dane with Fame was always dope. That one album that dropped in 1987 was a hot one. Damn, You brought me back with the pics here. Greg Nice, what more can I say about him. Slick Rick is still nice with it. Sweet Tee was my crush in 87-89 (yup, Through Junior High School). DJ Wiz is still around? WOW!!! Jazzy Jay, Tell T La Rock to call G. Sccob Lover, Dude just popped out of nowhere since lord knows when. VJ Ralph McDaniels, Video Music Box is still better than MTV and BET combined!!! When I was going to Florida on a 6 months basis between 88-92 I used to tell cats that never lived in NY that these phoney rap shows has nothing on VJ Ralph McDaniels. He still has the exclusives. Thanks for the pics. Good Blog before I head to the UK September 22