Riot StyleRest in peace to NYC’s finest, hip hop photographer and fashion icon Ricky Powell, aka The Lazy Hustler. Invisible Jazz cigarettes in the air. RIP to a LEGEND and an INSPIRATION.
“Homeboy throw in the towel, your girl got dicked by Ricky Powell!” – Car Thief, Beastie Boys 🎶
Rest in Peace to Sylvain Sylvain, a true rock n’ roll legend, guitar player for The New York Dolls. Our condolences go out to his friends and loved ones.
“RIP to a real Rock n’ Roll hebrew, Sylvain Sylvain of The New York Dolls. I Will always remember you recording Dan and Rylan’s band at Videoland on the Lower East Side. It was awesome to get to hang out with you if only for a couple of days. A true legend.” – THE WOLF
HBD: JOHNNY THUNDERS SAYS WEAR A MASK! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY THUNDERS!
Johnny Thunders says wear a mask! Remembering rock icon Johnny Thunders of The New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers who was born on this day July 15th, 1952! Photo by Marcia Resnick, ©️Marcia Resnick. Happy Birthday Johnny Thunders!!!
RIP to a true L.A.M.F.!
REST IN PEACE: ENNIO MORRICONE RIP
Rest in Peace to Ennio Morricone, the god of film scores. His music for films like The Good The Bad and The Ugly, The Untouchables, The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained are the stuff of legend.
Ennio’s work was massively influential for us. He was a true film icon, a titan of music and cinema who cannot be replaced.
Andare con Dio!
RIP Ennio Morricone
REST IN PEACE: CARL REINER RIP
Rest in peace to comedy legend and director of The Jerk Carl Reiner.
RIP
REST IN PEACE: RIP BUSHWICK BILL ONE YEAR GONE. RIP
Bushwick Bill in the studio, 2018. Photo by The Wolf (@RiotStyle).
Tough to think Bushwick Bill has been gone a year. There will be stories for another day but this is how we will always remember Bushwick: In the lab, hard at work on the next project, talking about taking care of his family.
Bushwick Bill would also want you to know: He was Jamaican.
— The Wolf
Bushwick Bill gone, but not forgotten.
RIP
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCE! RESPECT TO THE PURPLE ONE! RIP
A few words from The Wolf about Prince on the occasion of The Purple One’s birth, which occurred on this day of June 7th, 1958.
Prince IS Black Excellence. Prince could play 17 different instruments. Prince once put so much stank on a guitar solo that the guitar evaporated and Tom Petty shit his pants. Prince could dunk a basketball on Charlie Murphy and YES he could make pancakes.
When Prince wanted to change his name he said “FUCK YOU” to every single letter of the alphabet and invented a symbol. Prince paid Kevin Smith a sack of money to make a documentary about his house just so he could put it on a shelf and NOT release it (look it up!)
YOU will never be Prince.
Happy Birthday Prince
— The Wolf
Happy Birthday oh Purple One, wherever you are!
RIP
JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR!
This is Breonna Taylor. She worked as an ER Tech and EMT. Cops busted into this woman’s apartment and shot her to death while processing a “no-knock” arrest warrant for an ex-boyfriend Breonna hadn’t seen in two years. The Police executing the raid didn’t realize her ex-boyfriend had already been located at the time of her murder.
We demand recognition of the lives lost to excessive force and police brutality in the United States.
Demand justice for Breonna Taylor.
RIP Breonna Taylor
REST IN PEACE GEORGE FLOYD! DEMAND JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD! RIP
Rest In Peace to George Floyd. We demand respect for George Floyd and justice for his murder. Please join us in continuing to demand justice for George Floyd and the victims of police brutality.
RIP GEORGE FLOYD
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDITH MASSEY OF PINK FLAMINGOS!
Happy Birthday to the late, great Edith Massey of John Waters’ films like Pink Flamingos who was born on this day May 28th, 1918!
HBD to the egg kween and punk style icon! You will live forever in our hearts and omelettes!
RIP