TMT 026: Mel D. Cole

To label Mel D. Cole a music photographer seems too thin a description. Yes, he was dubbed as one of Complex magazine's 50 Greatest Music Photographers. Yes, he's the "house photographer" of The Roots crew and Questlove hailed him as his favorite contemporary photographer. And of course, his exquisite black and white photos perfectly capture the performances of artists like Lauryn Hill, Nas and Common. However, Mel is equally adept at travel, nightlife and street photography. His talent is as immense as his creative choices regardless of the setting or subject. To see for yourself, visit him at his website http:// www.meldcole.com/ or blog http://villageslum.com/. Talk Music Talk Playlist/026: The Hip-Hop Inspired by the hip-hop imagery of Mel D.Cole, this week's TMT Spotify playlist is a collection of my favorite rap music spanning several decades! I couldn't stop at 10 or 15 tracks or even 30-- at 50 songs and nearly 4 hours in length, this is a portable box set curated for your pleasure. It's full of both well-known and album cuts from dozens of artists including Kanye to MC Lyte to Drake and Das EFX with the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, included because it just makes sense. Enjoy...and share generously! http://open.spotify.com/user/therattlecat/playlist/2NuXI0kpyxrbvHDVYftq7I Subscribe to TMT on iTunes: http://bit.ly/TalkMusicTalk Or Stitcher Radio: http://bit.ly/TMTStitcher Or TuneIn Radio: http://bit.ly/TMTtunein If you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to leave a review and/or rating.It Reviews and ratings help to improve TMT rankings and spread the word. Thanks! "Liz (The Talk Music Talk Theme)"-FULL VERSION Written and Composed on an iPad by boice. https://soundcloud.com/thisisboice/liz-talk-music-talk-theme Check out my two albums of music, How To Be An Adult and Get Me Audio, Vol. 1, on Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/thisisboice