Hip Hop Photo Museum

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BY: PROVOKR Staff

From the 1991 shot of a young Mary J. Blige taking a meeting at MCA Records to a legendary portrait of the late, great Biggie Smalls to Run DMC performing at Live Aid in 1985, the Hip Hop Photo Museum Instagram feed uses the art of photography to whisk you through some of the most epic moments of rap history.

Photo shoot of Big L of his first album “Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous”, New York, 1993. Photography by @dannybones64.

A photo posted by Hip-Hop Photo Museum (@hiphopphotomuseum) on Aug 9, 2016 at 1:26am PDT

Wu-Tang Clan @ugod_zilla @raekwon @therealgza @methodmanofficial @ins_tagrams pose for a 1996 portrait in New York. Photography by Al Pereira. A photo posted by Hip-Hop Photo Museum (@hiphopphotomuseum) on Aug 5, 2016 at 4:56am PDT

@therealmaryjblige in one of her first meetings at MCA Records, New York, 1991. Photography by Lisa Leone.

A photo posted by Hip-Hop Photo Museum (@hiphopphotomuseum) on Aug 3, 2016 at 3:56pm PDT

@bcafricanus took this iconic image of Biggie Smalls in 1997, just three days before the Rapper’s death. Claiborne’s work often involves spiritual and mythological imagery, with this photograph portraying Smalls as a king or saint-like figure. A photo posted by Hip-Hop Photo Museum (@hiphopphotomuseum) on Jul 18, 2016 at 10:30am PDT

Jay Z, Marcy Projects, Brooklyn, New York, where he grew up, in 1997. Photography by @jonathanmannion.

A photo posted by Hip-Hop Photo Museum (@hiphopphotomuseum) on Jul 19, 2016 at 4:41am PDT

Beastie Boys Mural by @odeith. A photo posted by Hip-Hop Photo Museum (@hiphopphotomuseum) on Jul 21, 2016 at 2:50pm PDT

Kool G Rap and @nas during the photo shoot for Kool G Rap’s solo debut album ” 4, 5, 6″ in New York, Queensbridge, 1995. Photography by @suekwon_.

A photo posted by Hip-Hop Photo Museum (@hiphopphotomuseum) on Jul 31, 2016 at 4:03pm PDT