Photographer Lisa Leone has been documenting hip-hop from behind the lens for over two decades and has captured some of the cultures brightest stars when they were just trying to make it. Some of the pictures in the OG photogs collection include Biggie in 1994, studio shots of Nas from the making of Illmatic, Snoop Dogg on the set of his first music video and a very young looking Questlove.

The Bronx native recently released a book titled, “Here I Am.” Her photographs can be seen at the Bronx Museum of the Arts through January 11, 2015.

Peep some of the rare flicks, HERE.

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