Carlings & Chi Modu släpper "Hip Hop Legends"-kollektion

Carlings och fotografen Chi Modu har nu tillsammans tagit fram kollektionen ”Hip Hop Legends” som består av 6 plagg med prints av bilder som Chi Modu själv tagit. Bilderna består av legender som 2pac,  Wu Tang, Snoop Dogg, Nas och Ice Cube på 90-talet.

Chi Modu började sin karriär som fotojournalist i början av 90-talet. Han fotade rappare på gatorna och landade genom detta snart ett jobb på det då nyetablerade magasinet ”The Source”. Det dröjde inte länge förens rappare själva började kontakta Chi Modu för att skildra dem. Idag är han en legendarisk fotograf som var med under den viktigaste tiden av hip hopens historia, 90-talet. Han har många legendariska och ikoniska bilder på kända artister.

Kollektionen är limiterad och släpps i utvalda Carlings-butiker den 16e november. Den 2 november bjuder Carlings in till ett pre-shopping event där man får chansen att shoppa kollektionen före alla andra. Under eventet kommer även Nivy köra ett DJ Set och Lamborghini-aktuella Lamix uppträda. OSA till eventet kan du göra här.

Spana in kollektionen ovan och läs Chi Modus egna ord om varje piece nedan!

Tupac (1994)

”This image was taken on a large format 4×5 camera. I rarely used this camera when photographing rappers because it’s a very slow process that requires my subject to be still and patient. Because Of Tupac’s patience, these very detailed images of him are here forever.”

Atlanta, Georgia 1994 – Chi Modu

”This image is a previously unreleased shot from my Atlanta session with Tupac. Tupac was very relaxed and comfortable that day and allowed me to capture these rarely seen spontaneous moments of him.”

Atlanta, Georgia 1994 – Chi Modu

Nas (1992)

”This image of Nas was taken before he released his debut album Illmatic. It’s a young Nas standing in front of the Queensbridge housing project sign where he was raised and still lived at the time.”

Queens, New York City 1992 – Chi Modu

Snoop Dogg (1992)

”Young Snoop a year before his debut album Doggystyle was released. This image wasn’t taken in a photo studio since we didn’t have a budget for that so did this against a white wall in his modest three bedroom apartment.”

Los Angeles, California 1992 – Chi Modu

Ice Cube (1995)

”I’ve taken many images of Ice Cube over the years. Almost all of them have the same signature Ice Cube stare. He rarely smiles in photographs and somehow a smile doesn’t fit him. This look is the Ice Cube that we all know!” 

Los Angeles, California 1995 – Chi Modu

Wu-Tang Clan (1993)

”This image was taken when I went to visit the Wu-Tang Clan in Staten Island. It was my first time out there and didn’t know what to expect. The whole neighborhood came out that day to support their local stars to be. Everyone wanted to be in the pictures with them and were proud to be a supporter of their Wu movement which still stands strong 25 years later.” 

Staten Island, New York City 1993 – Chi Modu