Hip-hop icon Slick Rick has unveiled the duvet picture for his upcoming visible album, VICTORY — a robust, posh, elegant portrait captured by none apart from legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion. This marks a historic reunion between the 2 creatives, reuniting 26 years after Mannion shot the duvet of Slick Rick’s 1999 multi-platinum album The Artwork of Storytelling.
The VICTORY cowl was photographed at Slick Rick’s house in New York, mixing timeless swagger with intimate authenticity. The picture nods to Rick’s regal type and storytelling legacy whereas ushering in a recent new chapter in visible narrative and hip-hop tradition.
Stepping again behind Mannion’s lens in any case these years was a robust full-circle second,” stated Slick Rick. “What we have now created collectively goes past only a {photograph} — it’s about creativity’s affect, and galvanizing the following.”
Identified for capturing a few of the most iconic photographs in hip-hop historical past, Jonathan Mannion brings his distinct visible language to VICTORY, elevating the spirit of resilience, excellence, and cultural pleasure embedded within the venture — particularly important as VICTORY launches within the season of Juneteenth and Black Music Month.
“Working with Rick the Ruler once more was nothing in need of an honor,” stated Mannion. “From The Artwork of Storytelling to Victory, we’ve traced a full arc — one which spans many years of affect and innovation. Rick isn’t only a king — he’s a cultural monarch, and this portrait is his crown.”
The VICTORY visible album (government produced by Idris Elba and directed by Meji Alabi) will function each new music and cinematic storytelling, additional cementing Slick Rick’s custom of fusing poetry, lyricism, type, and narrative mastery.
