UNSEEN 1988 PHOTOGRAPH of Ice Cube & Dr. Dre by Ithaka Darin Pappas

NEVER BEFORE SEEN image of Ice Cube & Dr. Dre  just discovered in my deepest archives. Although we were mostly shooting black & white, this was from a lone color roll shot on a Hasselblad 500CE. It was November 11th 1988, the same day we made "THE MIRACLE MILE SHOT" ( aka the official press image for Straight Outta Compton "). This now historic session was made in my old apartment in The Miracle Mile area of LA when my roommates were out at their classes at UCLA 

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photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1988

This was one of many shoots 

That I did of Ice Cube and NWA for

Priority Records Between 1988 and 1991.

For more information about this image 

Please contact: ithaka.art@gmail.com - Also see:  @_ithaka_

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

thru my Representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.

Interview in Mass Appeal (Contact High Project)
http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/

Interview in The Hundreds:
http://thehundreds.com/ithaka-interview/

Interview in Gerneral Admission:
https://www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo

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N.W.A - Backstage In Phoenix (1989) The Last Photographs of N.W.A. - Very Rare Photos by Ithaka Darin Pappas

BACKSTAGE IN PHOENIX - The Last Photographs of the Real N.W.A. (photographed and directed by: Ithaka Darin Pappas) The following images (all from a single roll of film) were taken early evening in Phoenix, Arizona about an hour before Eazy-E and N.W.A would perform one of the most powerful concerts on their 1989 U.S. tour. At the time, I was a regular freelance photographer for Priority Records and was flown out from Los Angeles that afternoon to document a private backstage ceremony. DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren were to be presented RIAA certified Platinum Records for their albums N.W.A."Straight Outta Compton" and Eazy-E "Eazy-Duz-It" which had been released almost simultaneously in August and September of 1988. Ironically, it was there in Phoenix later on this very same night, that Ice Cube essentially quit the project, ending The World's Most Dangerous Group as we knew it. These are the last photographs of N.W.A. together as a quintet. - Ithaka Darin Pappas 2019

________________________________________________ The good times couldn't last. Ice Cube was the first to discover all was not right with N.W.A. - at the height of the group's popularity in 1989 when the tour hit Phoenix, Cube stopped the show. Pat Charbonet, then publicist for Priority Records and Cube's future manager had been asking Cube some questions about his financing...How much money had Cube been making off the songs he had written for Straight Outta Compton? Where was the money...and when would Cube get it in his pockets? Cube didn't have any answers - so he stopped the group dead in its tracks. - Dr. Dre: A Biography (2007) page 48
___________________________________________________ At Eazy's request, N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller flew to Phoenix with new contracts in hand and $75,000 for those who signed. The rest of the group complied, but not Cube. He told Heller he wanted a lawyer to review the contract.The others in the group ridiculed him for turning down so much money. Cube in fact discovered he did have good reason to feel he was getting ripped off. According to Rolling Stone magazine, N.W.A. grossed $650,000 for their 1989 U.S. tour, but Cube only received $23,000. By the end of the year, Straight Outta Compton and Eazy-Duz-It had sold a combined three-million copies. Although Cube had written or co-written about half the songs on both albums, he earned a total of $32,000. - Sager 1990, page 166

_________________________________________________________ Royalties, which typically take months to work their way from shops to distributors to record labels and on to artists, weren't arriving fast enough to keep tempers from boiling over. At a gig in Phoenix, Arizona each member was given a check, but only if they signed a contract. I refused to take my check, because I felt I would be admitting that I agreed with what I was being' paid, Cube told me in 2006. They thought I was crazy!, saying, '$75,000 is more money than we've ever seen'. - NME August 25th 2015 Photography, edit and music: Ithaka Darin Pappas
Songs: "Afflicted", "Warm Budweiser", "Butterly Boogie" from the upcoming album, Ithaka Voiceless Blue Raven II Text sources: Sager (1999), Dr. Dre: A Biography (2007), NME Magazine (2015) Executive producer: craig raidor dahl Note: all images in this presentation under U.S. Federal and international copyrights. ©1989, ©2019 Thank you. https://nwafotosbyithakadarinpappas.b... https://www.instagram.com/nwa_photos_... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo97z... https://www.facebook.com/NWAandEAZYEp... #NWA #HIPHOP #IthakaDarinPappas

NWA - The Miracle Mile Shot - by Ithaka Darin Pappas

In this short subject non-dialogue documentary, photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas reexamines "The Miracle Mile Shot", a picture he took of N.W.A. in 1988, that through the decades has become the defining image of N.W.A. in its prime. The photograph examined in the short, entitled "The Miracle Mile Shot", was made on November 11th 1988 and features Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, DJ Yella and MC Ren. The image began its existence being used as the official press image for NWA's triple-Platinum album, Straight Outta Compton (Priority Records). "The Miracle Mile Shot" is an individual photo from a series of pictures made that day (at the photographer's home apartment studio at 6516 1/2 Orange Street - Los Angeles) using a Hasselblad 500 CE camera with an 80mm lens and Norman lighting equipment. Throughout the decades, the image's relevance has continued to grow, being one of the only photos in existence clearly showing the faces of all members of the short-lived but highly influential group

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Neste breve documentário não dialógico, a fotógrafa Ithaka Darin Pappas reexamina "The Miracle Mile Shot", uma foto que ele tirou do N.W.A. em 1988, que através das décadas se tornou a imagem definidora do N.W.A. em seu auge. A fotografia examinada em breve, intitulada "The Miracle Mile Shot", foi feita em 11 de novembro de 1988 e apresenta Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy E, DJ Yella e MC Ren. A imagem começou a ser usada como imagem oficial da imprensa para o álbum Triple-Platinum da NWA, Straight Outta Compton (Priority Records). "The Miracle Mile Shot" é uma foto individual de uma série de fotos feitas naquele dia (no estúdio de apartamentos da fotógrafa 6516 1/2 Orange Street - Los Angeles) usando uma câmera Hasselblad 500 CE com lente 80mm e equipamento de iluminação Norman. . Ao longo das décadas, a relevância da imagem continuou a crescer, sendo uma das únicas fotos existentes mostrando claramente os rostos de todos os membros do grupo de curta duração, mas altamente influente.

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https://vimeo.com/338337187 - Fab 5 Freddy (VLADTV) Talks Eazy E Skateboarding in Venice in ‘89 - and the Ithaka Darin Pappas photos in Contact High Exhibit #NWA #THE MIRACLE MILESHOT tographer

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Keith Morris & Ithaka Darin Pappas talk shop and rare NWA photographs

Punk legend Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flag, OFF!) talks with artist/photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas about photographing Eazy E, NWA, Ice Cube work and how he began to begin working for the pioneering record label Priority Records in the late 1980's. Los Angeles 2018

Eazy E & N.W.A. photographs by: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Eazy E & N.W.A. photographs by: Ithaka Darin Pappas

The largest known existing body of photographs of west coast gangsta rap icons Eazy E & N.W.A. by an individual photographer are those made by the Californian born Greek-American artist, Ithaka Darin Pappas. Between the years of 1988-1991, Ithaka photographed Eazy E, N.W.A. and its members a reported 18-20 times.

Ithaka began working as a freelance photographer with N.W.A's Hollywood-based record label Priority Records in 1988 and during the next few years documented almost the entire life-span of the group, from their obscure South Central, Los Angeles beginnings to their meteoric rise to controversial super-stardom and their eventually disassembly. He has photographed N.W.A. more than any other single person.

This first session between subjects and photographer was primarily intended to create the record cover for the 12" vinyl cover of Eazy E's "We Want Eazy" (shot at Ithaka's own apartment, in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles) followed by a quick publicity photo-shoot of all of N.W.A.'s five principal members; Dr. Dre, Eazy E, Ice Cube, MC Ren & DJ Yella. From this second part of the shooting, one of the most iconic images of N.W.A. appeared, now known as "The Miracle Mile Shot".

Contents

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• 1 The Miracle Mile Shot: November 11th 1988
• 2 Eazy E Skateboarding In Venice Beach, California: February 24, 1989
• 3 MacArthur Park, Los Angeles: March 11, 1989
• 4 Eazy E and Daughter Erica Wright in Los Angeles: March 19, 1989
• 5 Backstage in Phoenix: Summer 1989 (The end of the original N.W.A.)
• 6 Media uses
  • 6.1 Record covers
  • 6.2 Films & documentaries
  • 6.3 Group exhibitions
  • 6.4 Ceremonies
  • 6.5 Magazines, newspapers & websites
  • 6.6 Books
  • 6.7 Advertisements and promotional material
  • 6.8 Interviews of the photographer about the pictures
• 7 References
  • 7.1 Notes
• 8 External links

The Miracle Mile Shot: November 11th 1988

The Miracle Mile Shot, captured in late 1988, was used as the official press photo for N.W.A.'s double-platinum album, Straight Outta Compton. It was subsequently printed in hundreds of newspapers and magazines during 1989 (the year of the album's release), most importantly on the May 1989 cover of The Source to illustrate the article, "California Rap Hits Nationwide!".

Since 2013 (the 25th anniversary of Straight Outta Compton) the image has been republished in Rolling Stone, Q Magazine (UK), The Hundreds, Mass Appeal (media),<ref>http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/</ref> Los Angeles (magazine), Los Angeles Times, Blitz Magazine (Portugal) etc., and was used as the primary backdrop for the entire NWA segment of the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn, New York (state).<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a790016/ice-cube-and-dr-dre-join-nwa-members-in-brooklyn-as-they-are-admitted-to-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/</ref> The Miracle Mile Shot was used as the DVD cover of the 2015 documentary, Kings Of Compton. The Miracle Mile Shot also appears in the 2017 HBO documentary, The Defiant Ones, about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine directed by Hughes brothers. <ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-the-defiant-ones-doc-to-air-on-hbo-w454821</ref><ref>http://hiphopgoldenage.com/artists/n-w-a/</ref>

Eazy E Skateboarding In Venice Beach, California: February 24, 1989

Of the thousands of images that Ithaka captured during this period, some of the most unusual were made on February 24, 1989 of a bullet-proof vest wearing Eazy E riding a skateboard in Venice Beach, California and hanging out with the local skateboard community. At the time, skating and hip hop were not very linked culturally.

The day the skate images were captured was during a filming of a segment of Yo! MTV Rapshosted by Fab Five Freddy focusing on Eazy E and N.W.A. Other hip hop recording artists such as Above the Law (group), The D.O.C. and Kris Kross also appeared as special guests of N.W.A.<ref>https://www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo</ref><ref>http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/</ref>

Eazy E, being a skateboard enthusiast, wandered off from the MTV interview to talk with local hardcore skaters near the riding area. Ithaka followed him and gathered everyone together to take several pictures. Among the kids alongside of Eazy E in the photographs appear several now-famous skaters, artists and photographers including; Aaron Murray, Ricky Reynaga, Barnall Weathersby, David Katz, Luke Hudson, Josh Bagel Klassman and Pep Williams. By most members of the skateboard world, this picture is considered historic. One of these images has become a top-selling T-Shirt produced by Thrasher (magazine), a leading international skateboard publication, and has also been used in advertising and other merchandising. In addition, this same photograph has appeared in international photography exhibits involving skateboarding including the group show, "Thrasher: A Retrospective", hosted by House Of Vans London (U.K.) in August of 2014. <ref>http://uk.complex.com/style/2014/08/house-vans-london-presents-new-exhibition-thrasher-retrospective</ref> <ref>https://www.skatedeluxe.com/en/thrasher-venice-sweatshirt-black_p90483</ref> <ref>http://onlytherealestblog.tumblr.com/post/114722544616/eazy-e-chillin-with-skaters-venice-tbt-ripeazye</ref>

However, the photographs of Eazy E actually riding the skateboard had been lost since they were made and only recovered in 2016, after more than two-and-a-half decades. Since reappearing, these very rare images of Eazy E have appeared in various venues. One was used during N.W.A.'s segment at the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn, New York (state). In December 2016, the same image was printed on the cover of the first edition of the magazine General Admission (U.S.) <ref>https://www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo</ref> and in early 2017 other photos were published as part of the Contact High Project created by journalist Vikki Tobak in Mass Appeal Magazine.<ref>http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/</ref>

To celebrate 2016's international Go Skateboarding Day, the official instagram of Beats By Dre, <ref>https://theundefeated.com/allday/go-skateboarding-day/</ref><ref>http://nwafotosbyithakadarinpappas.blogspot.com/2016/06/eazy-e-beats-by-dre-instagram-june-2016_25.html</ref> owned by Beats Electronics/Apple Inc. licensed an image of Eazy skateboarding for a six month usage. The Eazy E skateboarding pictures have also appeared on hundreds of other websites around the world. <ref>http://theridechannel.com/news/2016/01/eazy-e-skateboarding-photo</ref><ref>http://www.feelnumb.com/2016/02/07/skateboard-e-n-w-a-gangsta-eazy-e-skating-venice-beach-1989/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/42z1wi/eazye_skateboarding_in_venice_beach_1989/</ref><ref>http://9gag.com/gag/aDo1DAB/eazy-e-skateboarding-in-venice-beach-1989</ref><ref>http://entimports.com/2016/02/12948/</ref><ref>http://www.rimasebatidas.pt/as-historicas-fotos-dos-n-w-homem-as-tirou-ligacao-portugal/</ref>

MacArthur Park, Los Angeles: March 11, 1989

One of the premier sessions between Eazy E, N.W.A. and photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas took place on March 11, 1989 at MacArthur Park near downtown Los Angeles. MacArthur Park, during that time, was considered an extremely dangerous place, with a reported 30 murders committed within the grounds in 1989 alone.<ref>https://prezi.com/mkmtqxlu_zgw/macarthur-park/</ref>

The session was suggested to be a simple documentation of an interview that was being filmed of the artists, but while waiting for the video crew to arrive, Ithaka proceeded in capturing a quick group portrait session on the bleacher-seating of the Levitt Pavilion, consisting of a two rolls of film. These images would later appear in several pages of Spin Magazine, a full-page ad in Billboard Magazine and on the cover of both the U.S. and U.K. editions of the "Express Yourself (N.W.A song)" maxi-single (which also features the track "A Bitch Iz A Bitch" and an extended remix of the song, "Straight Outta Compton"). <ref>https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/n_w_a/express_yourself___straight_outta_compton___a_bitch_iz_a_bitch_f1.p/</ref> <ref>http://www.complex.com/style/2014/08/rappers-who-debuted-with-original-style/nwa</ref>

Eazy E and Daughter Erica Wright in Los Angeles: March 19, 1989

Photographed during an autograph session at a Wherehouse Records in Korea Town (LA), Ithaka Darin Pappas made several images of Eazy E and young daughter, Erica Wright, offering a rare 'loving' glimpse into the personal family life of a performer known publicly to be a ruthless villain. <ref>http://www.bet.com/music/2016/10/15/eazy-e-s-daughter-is-looking-for-answers-about-her-father-s-deat.html</ref>

Backstage in Phoenix: Summer 1989 (The end of the original N.W.A.)

In early summer of 1989, Ithaka was the only photographer invited to a private backstage Straight Outta Compton Tour ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona where Eazy E and N.W.A. were presented platinum plaques to signify 1,000,000 albums sold of both Straight Outta Compton and Eazy-Duz-It.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=0T5UCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT103&lpg=PT103&dq=nwa+arizona+1989+tour&source=bl&ots=OavAmNXCm7&sig=e6mNaGvuXrkIIaNq_FifhrbFOb0&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjs_pCC17HRAhVH6oMKHd2eCNoQ6AEIRjAI#v=onepage&q=nwa%20arizona%201989%20tour&f=false</ref> This was same night Ice Cube opted not to sign a long-overdue exclusive contract with Priority Records, essentially breaking up N.W.A.'s original format as a group.

One of these images was published for the first time in Q Magazine (UK) in 2016 and then in the official event program book of the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, followed by many other publications. <ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=H2smoEE3BuUC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=nwa+US+tour+1989+phoenix&source=bl&ots=IOdh6Ce7ld&sig=wwLBzvSYkMscW_VeR664cvtaGlA&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiX0uPd1rHRAhXm3YMKHWW_BngQ6AEIPDAD#v=onepage&q=nwa%20US%20tour%201989%20phoenix&f=false</ref>

Media uses

Record covers

• 1989 We Want Eazy (12" Remix) Shot in Miracle Mile, Los Angeles 1988
• 1989 Express Yourself - (12" Maxi-Single) Photographed at MacArthur Park, Los Angeles <ref>https://www.discogs.com/NWA-Express-Yourself/release/129164</ref>
• 1989 Express Yourself - (UK Edition) <ref>https://www.discogs.com/NWA-Express-Yourself/release/129164</ref>

Films & documentaries

• 2015 DOPE - Directed by Rick Famuyiwa (Image of Eazy E by Ithaka Darin Pappas featured in Malcom's bedroom) <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3850214/</ref>
• 2015 Kings Of Compton - Documentary about N.W.A. directed by: Andre Relis, Mike Corbera (The Miracle Mile Shot was used as the dvd cover) <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4382650/?ref_=nm_flmg_cam_1</ref>
• 2016 The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony documentary (aired HBO May 2016 <ref>http://www.hbo.com/2016-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony/article/about/index.html</ref>
• 2017 The Defiant Ones - HBO feature about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine (images of N.W.A by Ithaka Darin Pappas used throughout film) <ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-the-defiant-ones-doc-to-air-on-hbo-w454821</ref>

Group exhibitions

• 2011 Art Now Gallery (San Francisco) "Love And Guts" - Photo: Eazy E and Venice Skateboard Locals (1989) <ref>http://www.freshnessmag.com/2011/05/11/love-guts-thrasher-30-year-anniversary-exhibition-recap/</ref>
• 2014 House Of Vans (London) "Thrasher: A Retrospective" - Photo: Eazy E and Venice Skateboard Locals (1989) <ref>http://uk.complex.com/style/2014/08/house-vans-london-presents-new-exhibition-thrasher-retrospective</ref>
• 2017-2018 Musée d'art contemporain de Marseille (France) "Hip-Hop : un Age d'Or 1970-1995" <ref>https://www.frequence-sud.fr/loc-194-musee_d_art_contemporain_de_marseille_marseille</ref> <ref>https://www.myprovence.fr/agenda-culturel/expositions/marseille/124445-hip-hop-un-age-d-or-1970-1995</ref>

Ceremonies

• 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn, New York (state). Several Images by Ithaka Darin Pappas appeared as a backdrop for the N.W.A. segment and in official program book

Magazines, newspapers & websites

• 1989 The Source - Cover May Issue - Ithaka's "The Miracle Mile Shot" appeared on cover, article "California Rap Hits Nationwide!" <ref>http://wordisbondthedoc.tumblr.com/page/4</ref> <ref> http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-4519622354/nwa_photos_by_ithaka/photos</ref>
• 2013 Los Angeles Times - 25th anniversary of 'Straight Outta Compton' by N.W.A (Photos by: Ithaka) <ref>http://www.latimes.com/local/la-hp-notable-anniversaries-2013-20131214-007-photo.html</ref>
• 2014 CNN - "Ice Cube premieres 'Straight Outta Compton' movie trailer" by Lisa Respers France (Photo by: Ithaka) <ref>http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/31/showbiz/movies/feat-straight-outta-compton-trailer/</ref>
• 2014 Los Angeles Times - story by Oliver Gattell (Photo by: Ithaka) <ref>http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-nwa-biopic-casts-dr-dre-eazy-e-and-ice-cube-20140616-story.html</ref>
• 2015 Los Angeles Magazine (Photo by: Ithaka) <ref>http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/this-is-fresh-two-90s-era-hip-hop-films-revive-l-a-s-rap-glory-days/</ref>
• 2015 WTVR (Channel 6 News) N.W.A on Roll Hall of Fame nominee list (Photo by: Ithaka) <ref>http://wtvr.com/2015/10/08/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/</ref>
• 2015 Consequence Of Sound (Photo by: Ithaka) <ref>http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/07/n-w-a-plotting-reunion-tour-with-eminem-in-place-of-eazy-e/</ref>
• 2015 Hip Hop Golden Age (Photo by: Ithaka) <ref>http://hiphopgoldenage.com/artists/n-w-a/</ref>
• 2015 The Hundreds (Photos by: Ithaka) <ref></ref> by Manos Nomikos [Sept.]
• 2015 Blitz Magazine (Portugal-Oct. Issue) Photos by: Ithaka
• 2016 Rolling Stone - (January 2016) "Class Of 2016" by Andy Greene / Photo: Ithaka
• 2016 Q (magazine) - "Golden Age Hip Hop" written by Matt Mason (January 2016) Photo: Ithaka <ref>http://www.qthemusic.com/14180/the-top-20-albums-of-hip-hops-golden-age-q357-preview/</ref>
• 2016 General Admission - Cover: Eazy E Skateboarding in Venice, 1989 (Photos by: Ithaka) <ref>https://www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo</ref>
• 2017 Mass Appeal - Contact High Project (Photos by: Ithaka)<ref>http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/</ref>

Books

• 2016 Official Program Book for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Brooklyn, New York (state)
• 2017 Beyond South Central (1988-1991) Hip hop photography book

Advertisements and promotional material

• 1989 Billboard Magazine Full-page ad congratulating N.W.A. on 1,000,000 records sold

Interviews of the photographer about the pictures

• 2015 Blitz Magazine(Portugal-Oct. Issue) "Fotografo Oficial" interview by Mario Rui Vieira about Ithaka's early work with NWA<ref>http://www.rimasebatidas.pt/nova-blitz-traz-cd-de-dj-ride-e-10-paginas-sobre-n-w-a/</ref>
• 2015 The Hundreds (International Site) "Meet The Greek-American Artist Who Shot N.W.A's Earliest Promo Photos"<ref></ref> by Manos Nomikos [Sept.]
• 2016 Rimas E Batidas (Portugal) "As históricas fotos dos N.W.A., o homem que as tirou" by Nelson Ferreira <ref>http://www.rimasebatidas.pt/as-historicas-fotos-dos-n-w-homem-as-tirou-ligacao-portugal/</ref>
• 2016 General Admission Magazine - Cover shot of Eazy E and interview with the photographer, by Damien Fahrenfort <ref>/www.generaladmission.us/blogs/news/eazy-e-and-ithakas-iconic-photo</ref>
• 2017 Mass Appeal Magazine "Contact High Project" article by Vikki Tobak regarding Eazy E skateboarding photographs <ref>http://massappeal.com/contact-high-ithaka-darin-pappas-on-photographing-a-bulletproof-vest-wearing-skateboarding-riding-eazy-e/</ref>

References

Notes

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4382650/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
• http://nwafotosbyithakadarinpappas.blogspot.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/NWAandEAZYEphotographedByIthakaDarinPappas/

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