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Michael Benabib is an American [[Portrait photography|portrait photographer]], known for his portraits of [[David Bowie]], [[Tupac Shakur]]<ref name="AntonelliFisher2017">{{cite book|author1=Paola Antonelli|author2=Michelle Millar Fisher|title=Items - Is Fashion Modern?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ue_anQAACAAJ|date=5 October 2017|publisher=Moma|isbn=978-1-63345-036-3|page=52}}</ref>, [[Sean Combs]]<ref name="Tobak 2016">{{cite web | last=Tobak | first=Vikki | title=Contact High: Photographer Michael Benabib On Shooting Bad Boy's "Family" Portrait | website=Mass Appeal | date=2016-09-29 | url=http://archive.massappeal.com/contact-high-photographer-michael-benabib-on-shooting-bad-boys-family-portrait/ | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>, and [[Keith Richards]] among others. Notable portrait photography of public figures include [[Bill Clinton]], [[Alan Dershowitz]] and [[Loretta Lynch]]. His work has appeared in publications including [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair,]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Vanity Fair|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xKM7AQAAIAAJ|date=May 1993|publisher=Condé Nast Publications|page=136}}</ref>, [[Vogue]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Vogue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0E-AQAAIAAJ|date=November 1997 |publisher=Condé Nast Publications|page=348}}</ref>, [[GQ]], [[Rolling Stone]], [[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Vibe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=49UiAQAAMAAJ|date=January 2008|publisher=Time Publishing Ventures, Incorporated|page=28}}</ref>, [[ESPN Magazine|ESPN magazine]], [[The Wall Street Journal]]<ref name="Journal 2018">{{cite web | last=Journal | first=Wall Street | title=On Working With Financial Executives | website=WSJ | date=2018-04-11 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-working-with-financial-executives-1523458801 | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>, [[The New York Times]]<ref name="Mitchell 2000">{{cite web | last=Mitchell | first=Elvis | title=Double Shift Times Six | website=The New York Times Web Archive | date=2000-09-17 | url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/specials/20000917mag-mitchell9.html | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>, [[NPR]]<ref name="NPR.org 2013">{{cite web | title=First Listen: Marnie Stern, 'The Chronicles Of Marnia' | website=NPR.org | date=2013-03-03 | url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/26/172991662/first-listen-marnie-stern-the-chronicles-of-marnia | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> and [[Newsweek]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Newsweek|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXnuAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Newsweek, Inc.|page=56}}</ref>. His work was included to photography collections on display by [[Smithsonian Institution|The Smithsonian]]<ref name="Newsdesk 2015">{{cite web | title=Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photo Collection Acquired by National Museum of African American History and Culture | website=Newsdesk | date=2015-09-16 | url=https://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/eyejammie-hip-hop-photo-collection-acquired-national-museum-african-american-history-and-cu | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref name="Washington Post 2016">{{cite web | title=See icons of hip-hop at the African American Museum | website=Washington Post | date=2016-09-23 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/see-icons-of-hip-hop-at-the-african-american-museum/2016/09/23/51a7c3a4-8018-11e6-8d0c-fb6c00c90481_story.html | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref name="Gonzalez 2016">{{cite web | last=Gonzalez | first=David | title=Photographing Hip-Hop's Golden Era | website=Lens Blog | date=2016-02-25 | url=//lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/hip-hop-smithsonian-museum-photos/ | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times 2018">{{cite web | title=From Duke Ellington to Public Enemy: Images of Hip-Hop and Its Cultural Roots | website=The New York Times | date=2018-07-26 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/lens/from-duke-ellington-to-public-enemy-images-of-hip-hop-and-its-cultural-roots.html | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> and [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMa]]<ref name="AntonelliFisher2017">{{cite book|author1=Paola Antonelli|author2=Michelle Millar Fisher|title=Items - Is Fashion Modern?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ue_anQAACAAJ|date=5 October 2017|publisher=Moma|isbn=978-1-63345-036-3|page=52}}</ref>. |
Michael Benabib is an American [[Portrait photography|portrait photographer]], known for his portraits of [[David Bowie]], [[Tupac Shakur]]<ref name="AntonelliFisher2017">{{cite book|author1=Paola Antonelli|author2=Michelle Millar Fisher|title=Items - Is Fashion Modern?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ue_anQAACAAJ|date=5 October 2017|publisher=Moma|isbn=978-1-63345-036-3|page=52}}</ref>, [[Sean Combs]]<ref name="Tobak 2016">{{cite web | last=Tobak | first=Vikki | title=Contact High: Photographer Michael Benabib On Shooting Bad Boy's "Family" Portrait | website=Mass Appeal | date=2016-09-29 | url=http://archive.massappeal.com/contact-high-photographer-michael-benabib-on-shooting-bad-boys-family-portrait/ | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>, and [[Keith Richards]] among others. Notable portrait photography of public figures include [[Bill Clinton]], [[Alan Dershowitz]] and [[Loretta Lynch]]. His work has appeared in publications including [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair,]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Vanity Fair|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xKM7AQAAIAAJ|date=May 1993|publisher=Condé Nast Publications|page=136}}</ref>, [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Vogue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0E-AQAAIAAJ|date=November 1997 |publisher=Condé Nast Publications|page=348}}</ref>, [[GQ]], [[Rolling Stone]], [[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Vibe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=49UiAQAAMAAJ|date=January 2008|publisher=Time Publishing Ventures, Incorporated|page=28}}</ref>, [[ESPN Magazine|ESPN magazine]], [[The Wall Street Journal]]<ref name="Journal 2018">{{cite web | last=Journal | first=Wall Street | title=On Working With Financial Executives | website=WSJ | date=2018-04-11 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-working-with-financial-executives-1523458801 | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>, [[The New York Times]]<ref name="Mitchell 2000">{{cite web | last=Mitchell | first=Elvis | title=Double Shift Times Six | website=The New York Times Web Archive | date=2000-09-17 | url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/specials/20000917mag-mitchell9.html | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref>, [[NPR]]<ref name="NPR.org 2013">{{cite web | title=First Listen: Marnie Stern, 'The Chronicles Of Marnia' | website=NPR.org | date=2013-03-03 | url=https://www.npr.org/2013/02/26/172991662/first-listen-marnie-stern-the-chronicles-of-marnia | access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> and [[Newsweek]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Newsweek|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXnuAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Newsweek, Inc.|page=56}}</ref>. His work was included to photography collections on display by [[Smithsonian Institution|The Smithsonian]]<ref name="Newsdesk 2015">{{cite web | title=Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photo Collection Acquired by National Museum of African American History and Culture | website=Newsdesk | date=2015-09-16 | url=https://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/eyejammie-hip-hop-photo-collection-acquired-national-museum-african-american-history-and-cu | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref name="Washington Post 2016">{{cite web | title=See icons of hip-hop at the African American Museum | website=Washington Post | date=2016-09-23 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/see-icons-of-hip-hop-at-the-african-american-museum/2016/09/23/51a7c3a4-8018-11e6-8d0c-fb6c00c90481_story.html | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref name="Gonzalez 2016">{{cite web | last=Gonzalez | first=David | title=Photographing Hip-Hop's Golden Era | website=Lens Blog | date=2016-02-25 | url=//lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/hip-hop-smithsonian-museum-photos/ | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times 2018">{{cite web | title=From Duke Ellington to Public Enemy: Images of Hip-Hop and Its Cultural Roots | website=The New York Times | date=2018-07-26 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/lens/from-duke-ellington-to-public-enemy-images-of-hip-hop-and-its-cultural-roots.html | access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> and [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMa]]<ref name="AntonelliFisher2017">{{cite book|author1=Paola Antonelli|author2=Michelle Millar Fisher|title=Items - Is Fashion Modern?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ue_anQAACAAJ|date=5 October 2017|publisher=Moma|isbn=978-1-63345-036-3|page=52}}</ref>. |
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== Hip-hop photography == |
== Hip-hop photography == |
Revision as of 14:57, 15 August 2018
Michael Benabib | |
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Born | Manhattan, New York |
Occupation | Portrait Photographer |
Citizenship | American |
Relatives | Roberto Benabib (brother), Kim Benabib (brother) |
Michael Benabib is an American portrait photographer, known for his portraits of David Bowie, Tupac Shakur[1], Sean Combs[2], and Keith Richards among others. Notable portrait photography of public figures include Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz and Loretta Lynch. His work has appeared in publications including Vanity Fair,[3], Vogue[4], GQ, Rolling Stone, Vibe[5], ESPN magazine, The Wall Street Journal[6], The New York Times[7], NPR[8] and Newsweek[9]. His work was included to photography collections on display by The Smithsonian[10][11][12][13] and MoMa[1].
Hip-hop photography
In the 1980’s, Michael freelanced with Rush Management and Def Jam Records[14]; his photography of musicians include Rakim, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, among many others.
In 2007, Watson-Guptill Publications and Billboards Books published “In Ya Grill: The Faces Of Hip-Hop” the hip-hop photography of Michael Benabib and text by Bill Adler.[15]
Career
In 1995, his editorial photography assignments for magazines include The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek[16], Rolling Stone, Adweek[17], Forbes[18], ESPN Magazine, and Bloomberg Markets Magazine[19].
In 1997, his editorial magazine photography led to advertising assignments for brands including Heineken, Nissan, Sprite, Lugz, PETA and Planned Parenthood.
In early 2000’s, his assignments include Forbes Life Magazine and Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, CitiBank and Pfizer, among others.
Exhibitions
In 2003, The Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery founded by Bill Adler, largely devoted to hip-hop photography, curated a one-man show showcasing the work of photographer Michael Benabib.[20] In September 2015, the Eyejammie Photo Collection was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African-American History and Culture.[10]
In 2017, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) exhibition titled “Is Fashion Modern?” includes his photography of Tupac Shakur.
In 2017, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African-American History and Culture exhibition titled “More Than A Picture” includes his photography acquired from the Eyejammie Photo Collection.[21]
In 2018, The Smithsonian exhibition titled “Represent” includes his hip-hop photography of MC Lyte, Tupac Shakur, and Mary J. Blige. This exhibition showcases different photographs than those displayed at The Smithsonian's exhibition in 2017.[22]
In June 2018, Bond Street Print Shop photography exhibition fundraiser to benefit Southern Poverty Law Center including print sales of his portrait photography.
Selection of album covers
Puff Daddy
- No Way Out
- Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Feat. Mase)
- Featuring Black Rob and Mark Curry - Bad Boy For Life
- Featuring The Neptunes - Diddy (CD, Single, Promo)
- My Way
- Can U Get Wit It
- Usher (CD, Album, Club)
- Nice & Slow
- What's the 411? Remix (CD, Album, Club, RE)
- Ring The Alarm
- F.U. "Don't Take It Personal"
- La Schmoove
- Hustlin'
- Hustler's Theme / Murdafest
- 4 Page Letter (CD, Single, CD1)
- The One I Gave My Heart To / Hot Like Fire (CD, Single)
- Revelations (CD, Album)
- Lyrics (CD, Maxi)
- Neva Go Back
G-Shorties
- Click (Cass, Single)
- 44 Ways
- Something Goin' On
- Ready For A New Day (2x12", Album)
- Featuring The Lox, Black Rob & DMX- 24 Hrs. To Live (CD, Promo)
- Ma$e Presents Harlem World - The Movement
- Confessions Of Fire
- ...Harlem's Greatest
- Featuring LL Cool J -Incredible (CD, Single)
- The Most Beautifullest Hits (CD, Comp, Promo)
Guru
- The Definitive Collection
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo
- My Life / Nobody Can't Eat(12")
- The Giancana Story
- Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Greatest Hits
- Unplugged
- Classic Masters
- Gold (2xCD, Comp)
- Icon
- Rock Stars / The C.I.A. Is Trying To Kill Me (12")
- The Future Is Now
Various Artists
- Television's Greatest Hits - Volume 6 - Remote Control
- Fat Jam Hip Hop Vol.2 (CD, Comp)
- Body + Soul: The '90s
- Absolute Body and Soul
- Hip Hop: Gold
- Love Songs, Vol. 1 [Hip-O]
- Tealosophy by Inés Berton
- Hoodlife, Vol. 1
Other
- K-Ci & JoJo - It's Real
- Ginuwine - 100% Ginuwine (CD, Album)
- Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (CD, Album, RE + CD, Comp + DVD-V + Dlx, Ltd)
- Das EFX - The Very Best Of Das EFX (CD, Comp)
- Miles Davis - Doo-Bop (12", Single)
- Steady B - Going Steady (LP, Album)
- BWP - The Bytches (LP, Album)
- Hi-Five - Just Another Girlfriend
- Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka
- Ca$h Money Click - 4 My Click / Get Tha Fortune (CD, Maxi)
- Proven Innocent - It's On
- Mic Geronimo - Masta I.C.
- Wildliffe Society - Jacktown (601)
- Smif N' Wessun - Wrekonize / Sound Bwoy Bureill
- Faith Evans - Soon As I Get Home (Remix)
- Red Hot Lover Tone - #1 Player
- King Just - Mystics Of The God
- SWV - Use Your Heart
- M.C. Lyte - Lyte Of A Decade (CD, Maxi)
- Next - Rated Next
- Teena Marie - Lovergirl: The Teena Marie Story
- Pressha - Do Boy (CD, Single, Promo)
- Pressha - Don't Get It Twisted
- Byron Stingily - The Purist
- Timbaland - Tim's Bio: From The Motion Picture: Life From Da Bassment
- Canibus - Can-I-Bus
- John Forté - Poly Sci (CD, Album)
- Kid Capri - Soundtrack To The Streets
- One Love - Night Riders (12")
- Agallah - The Crookie Monster (12", Maxi)
- Blahzay Blahzay - Federal Reserve Notez (FRN'Z) / Gee Sums / Good For Ya Club
- C. Webb - 2 Much Drama
- Bad Meets Evil Featuring Eminem aka Slim Shady And Royce Da 5'9" - Nuttin' To Do / Scary Movies
- Royce The 5'9" - I'm The King / Take His Life (12")
- Ilacoin - Keep It Street / This That & The 3rd / The Spirit (12")
- D-Don - Bonafide Portrait Of A Hustler (CD, Album)
- Do Or Die - Victory (CD, Album)
- Lil' Zane - Young World: The Future (CD, Album)
- Drag-On - Opposite Of H2O
- India.Arie - Acoustic Soul
- Eleanor Cory: Things Are; String Quartet No. 3
- Gidon Kremer - Hommage à Piazzolla: The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings
- Gidon Kremer - Tracing Astor: Gidon Kremer Plays Astor Piazzolla
- Arika Kane - Arika Kane
- Alberto Reyes - Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3; Ballade No. 4; Fantasy in F minor; Barcarolle
- Gold: New Jack Swing
- Fulanito - Greatest Hits
- Fulanito - The Remixes
- Top Choice Clique - Reel Chemistry: The Anthology
- Julia Brown - Strange Scars
- Jack Quest - Brand New Beginning
- Various Artists - Heavy Metal Box [Rhino Box Set]
- Ana Vidovic - Moreno Torroba: Guitar Music, 1
- Jeffrey Wilgus - Signature
- edibleRed - Welcome to My Bad Behavior
- Jodeci - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jodeci
- Matrix: Music of Louis Karchin
- Stephen Gosling - Brian Schober: Manhattan Impromptus
- Sullee - Destiny
- Bridge Ensemble / Gidon Kremer / Oleg Maisenberg - Giya Kancheli: In l'Istesso Tempo
- Louis Karchin: Orpheus and Other Vocal Works
- Lil' J (Jeezy) - All About J
- Melba Moore - A Very Special Christmas Gift
- F.A.T.E. - For All That's Endured
- Big Bub - Never Too Late
- Sparkle - Told You So
- No Question - self-titled
- MC Hammer - Back to Back Hits: MC Hammer/Vanilla Ice [1998]
- DJ Nabs - In the Lab with DJ Nabs: The Live Album
- Jennifer Marks - Pizza
- Imajin - Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)
- Stillsuit - At the Speed of Light
- DayintheLife - self-titled
- George Huntley - Brain Junk
- Spookey Ruben - Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1
- Kid Rock - Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast
- Yvette - Not Gonna Wait: The Live Sessions
Books
- In Ya Grill: The Faces of Hip Hop. The hip-hop photography of Michael Benabib. Billboard Books. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8230-7885-1.
References
Citations
- ^ a b Paola Antonelli; Michelle Millar Fisher (5 October 2017). Items - Is Fashion Modern?. Moma. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-63345-036-3.
- ^ Tobak, Vikki (2016-09-29). "Contact High: Photographer Michael Benabib On Shooting Bad Boy's "Family" Portrait". Mass Appeal. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Vanity Fair. Condé Nast Publications. May 1993. p. 136.
- ^ Vogue. Condé Nast Publications. November 1997. p. 348.
- ^ Vibe. Time Publishing Ventures, Incorporated. January 2008. p. 28.
- ^ Journal, Wall Street (2018-04-11). "On Working With Financial Executives". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis (2000-09-17). "Double Shift Times Six". The New York Times Web Archive. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ "First Listen: Marnie Stern, 'The Chronicles Of Marnia'". NPR.org. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ Newsweek. Newsweek, Inc. 1994. p. 56.
- ^ a b "Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photo Collection Acquired by National Museum of African American History and Culture". Newsdesk. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "See icons of hip-hop at the African American Museum". Washington Post. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Gonzalez, David (2016-02-25). "Photographing Hip-Hop's Golden Era". Lens Blog. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "From Duke Ellington to Public Enemy: Images of Hip-Hop and Its Cultural Roots". The New York Times. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Bill Adler; Dan Charnas (2011). Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label. Random House Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8478-3371-9.
- ^ In Ya Grill: The Faces of Hip Hop. Billboard Books. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8230-7885-1.
- ^ Newsweek. Newsweek, Inc. 1994. p. 56.
- ^ Adweek. A/S/M Communications. November 2000.
- ^ Jones, Finn-Olaf (2010-10-22). "Off the Beaten Track". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ Bloomberg Markets. Bloomberg, L.P. July 2004. p. 92.
- ^ "Altpick.com : News : Benabib's First One Man Show". Altpick.com. 2003-03-20. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Photograph of MC Lyte in her dressing room". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Photo Collection on Display in "Represent" Exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture". National Museum of African American History and Culture. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
Books
- Bill Adler; Dan Charnas (2011). Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label. Random House Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8478-3371-9.
- Paola Antonelli; Michelle Millar Fisher (5 October 2017). Items - Is Fashion Modern?. Moma. ISBN 978-1-63345-036-3.
- Tommy Hilfiger; David A. Keeps (1997). All-American: A Style Book. Universe Pub. ISBN 978-0-7893-0050-8.
General References
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- Elinor Lipman (2017-02-14). On Turpentine Lane. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. cover photo. ISBN 978-0-544-80827-0.
- Editors of Entertainment Weekly (2015-10-06). The Must List: Ranking the Best in 25 Years of Pop Culture. Liberty Street. p. 560. ISBN 978-1-61893-315-7.
- Minya Oh; Andrea Duncan Mao (2005-08-10). Bling Bling: Hip Hop's Crown Jewels. Wenner Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-932958-02-7.
- Reggie Osse; Gabriel Tolliver (2006-10-31). Bling: The Hip-Hop Jewelry Book. Bloomsbury USA.
- Cey Adams; Bill Adler (2008-10-14). DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-143885-1.
- Black Enterprise. E.G. Graves Publishing Company. 1999-12. p. 124.
- Jay-Z (2010-12-07). Decoded (Enhanced Edition). Random House Publishing Group. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-679-60521-8.
- Michael W. Small (1992). Break it Down: The Inside Story from the New Leaders of Rap. Carol Pub. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-8065-1361-4.
- Que pasa. D.S. Magazines, Incorporated. 1988. p. 5.
- Oneworld. New Image Media, Incorporated. 2002. p. 34.
- Linda Saylor-Marchant (1992). Hammer: 2 Legit 2 Quit. Dillon Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-87518-522-4.
- Andre Stenson; Cloe Anderson; Dan Levine (2006-03). Avant-Guide New York City: Insiders' Guide to Progressive Culture. Empire Press. ISBN 978-1-891603-33-4.
- S. E. Cupp (2010-04-27). Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity. Simon and Schuster. pp. cover photo. ISBN 978-1-4391-7645-0.
- Brian J. Robb (2002). Brad Pitt: The Rise to Stardom. Plexus. pp. cover photo. ISBN 978-0-85965-288-9.
- Alonzo Westbrook (2002-10-15). Hip Hoptionary TM: The Dictionary of Hip Hop Terminology. Crown/Archetype. ISBN 978-0-7679-0924-2.
- Lili Anolik (2019-01-08). Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A. Scribner. pp. Author photo. ISBN 978-1-5011-2581-2.
- Ronin Ro (2009-10-13). Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of Run-D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-175069-4.
- S. E. Cupp; Brett Joshpe (2009-12-01). Why You're Wrong About the Right: Behind the Myths: The Surprising Truth About Conservatives. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-6328-0.
- Stephen J. Dubner (2009-10-13). Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-186079-9.
- Lauren Groveman (2001-08). Lauren Groveman's Kitchen: Nurturing Food for Family of Friends. Chronicle Books. pp. Author photo. ISBN 978-0-8118-3249-6.
- Futures for the Class of ... Scholastic, Incorporated. 1995.
- Hip-hop Connection. Popular Publications. 2007. p. 226.
- Anne M. Raso (1992-08-01). Kris Kross Krazy: A Biography. Random House. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-553-56179-1.
- Derek Winnert (1996). Barbara Streisand. Random House Value Pub. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-517-18450-9.
- Television Guide. Triangle Publications. 1991. p. 3.
- People. Time. 2005. p. 80.
- Jeff Chang (2007-04-01). Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation. St. Martin's Press. p. 528. ISBN 978-1-4299-0269-4.
- James P. Othmer (2011-03-11). The Futurist. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-67377-8.