Hey all MANNION  and Drake fans out there!  Here’s your chance to get a piece of hip hop history!  The FADER Magazine has teamed up with Drake and Jonathan Mannion for a special contest.  The prize - a copy of FADER Issue #63, shot by Jonathan Mannion and signed by Drake.  All you have to do to win your copy is click here or visit www.theFADER.com and write a comment on why you are the biggest Drake fan.  Good Luck!Posted by Alexis 

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Last night XXL Magazine unveiled their May 2010 cover of Drake and Nicki Minaj shot by Jonathan Mannion.  The issue won’t be out on stands until April 20th but from the cover alone its already generated a ton of internet buzz. Click here to see the full story: www.XXLmag.com 

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If you haven’t picked up a copy of RESPECT Magazine yet, you must not be a card carrying member of the hip hop generation.  For those who don’t know, RESPECT Magazine,  is an amazing, and rare, blend of equal appreciation for both the music itself and the amazing photographers who’ve shaped the way we look at hip hop.

Photo edited by the insanely talented Sally Berman, this magazine doesn’t focus on the tabloid gossip of hip hop, but the amazing blend of artists that come together to make this culture something to cherish.  Hip hop isn’t dead y’all, its alive and kicking on the pages of RESPECT.

Recently the magazine partnered up with K-SWISS and asked 4 legendary photographers to define the meaning of the word “Classic”  through self-portrait, video and written word.  Check out a bit of the campaign here, and for even more go pick up a copy of RESPECT Magazine currently on stands now.

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Welcome to the “DIME” good people! The beginning of a new decade… 2010.

May we all be blessed, inspired and fulfilled throughout the year!  Health, wealth and joy!

I was recently asked by Tanqueray and Team Epiphany to join an amazing collection of creative minds and become a part of their groundbreaking blog WeResistSimple.com!

It is with great pleasure that I join this incredible roster of people, such as Vashtie, Dao-Yi Chow, Coltrane Curtis, Eddie Cruz, Hill Harper, Sal Masekela and many others who have been carefully chosen to represent “US” and what it means to Resist Simple. 

By “US” I mean the culture that is one of the most colorful, focused and powerful people in the universe: musicians, designers, actors… In a word, ARTISTS, and resisting simple is exactly that, not doing the minimum or most basic job, but rather rising to any challenge and setting the bar high within your field all the while creating things of real beauty and importance for the world to enjoy.

Click here to read more on www.weresistsimple.com

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“Amazingly, photography gets virtually no recognition in hip-hop, despite the fact that it is as essential and ubiquitous for an album cover as a sample clearance…… For a dozen years, Jonathan Mannion has been at the forefront of Hip Hop photography…”

Meka Udo – HipHopDX.com

Click on the link below to read more about this interview with Jonathan Mannion.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/lifestyle-features/id.1085

Meka Udo is a frequent writer for HipHopDX.com. You can see more of his work at L.A. based magazine Urban Network and for various Canadian publications.

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