Ricky Powell
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Ricky Powell is a legend and a street photographer and host of the public access show, Rappin' with the Rickster. He has a column in Mass Appeal Magazine called "Ricky Powell is... the Doloist". He was crowned "the Weegee of hiphop" by Fab 5 Freddy and immortalized in the Beastie Boys song, Car Thief, in which Ad-Rock taunts:
Homeboy, throw in the towel... Yo' girl got dicked by Ricky Powell.
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- The Rickford Files: Classic New York Photographs ISBN 0-312-24322-7
- Frozade Moments: Classic Street Photography of Ricky Powell ISBN 0-9753669-0-4
- Oh Snap! : The Rap Photography of Ricky Powell ISBN 0-312-18149-3
