Here I Am

Hip hop's culture of music, dance, art and fashion is forever in its nascent and most authentic in Here I Am, the first monograph of Lisa Leone’s photographs. From Nas in the first studio recordings for what would become Illmatic to Snoop on the set of his first video, from ingénue Debi Mazar hanging on the stoops of the West Village to Grandmaster Flash at a RockSteady reunion, Leone’s photographs open portals to the moments and the people who fueled the energy that is hip hop. With texts by Fab 5 Freddy, Rosie Perez, Nas, and others. Bronx-born Lisa Leone began her career shooting musicians Moby, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell, as well as personalities like Debi Mazar and Spike Lee. She is an acclaimed director now working in film and television.