N.W.A. photographs by Ithaka Darin Pappas currently at Academy Museum and the Museum of Pop

Historic photographs of hip hop legends N.W.A. by Ithaka Darin Pappas are currently appearing in two north American museum shows; "Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop" curated by Vikki Tobak at Seattle's Museum Of Pop and "Boyz n the Hood" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles curated by Esme Douglas. During the years from 1988-1990, Ithaka Darin Pappas photographed Eazy E & NWA a reported 18-20 times. Images from these photographic sessions have appeared in the books; Hip Hop Raised Me by DJ Semtex, Contact High: A Visual History of Hip Hop by Vikki Tobak, Approximate Gestures : Infinite Spaces in the Fiction of Percival Everett by Anthony Stuart and The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll.

Punk stars Bob Vylan in Los Angeles - (photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas - 2022)

Bob Vylan - photographed in Los Angeles (October 2022)

Bob Vylan - photographed in Los Angeles (October 2022)

Bob Vylan in Los Angeles (October 2022)

​Bob Vylan in Los Angeles (October 2022) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Bob Vylan in Los Angeles (October 2022), Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas UK grime-punk/ hip hop megatalents BOB VYLAN (members: frontman @bobbyvylan and drummer @bobbievylan) just crushed LA at The Echo @theechola (their first ever US show as headliners) and tonight will storm the Brick and Mortar Music Hall @brickmortarSF in SF. Don’t miss it! / Photos in LA & Venice Oct 9-10 by Ith - - https://youtu.be/urV4yjHUBIw

Filipe Toledo in Mongaguá, Brazil (2009) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

2022 WSL World Surfing Champion Filipe Toledo in Mongaguá, Brazil (2009) photographed by Ithaka Darin Pappas

Broken Dreams On Hollywood Boulevard: a photograph by Ithaka Darin Pappas (2022)

Pollstar Magazine - Eazy E (cover story) March 1989

Eazy E cover story for Pollstar Magazine (March 1989)