Ricky Powell, well-known photographer, author and honorary fourth member of the Beastie Boys, has died.
According to a report from Page Six on Monday (Feb. 1), which is when the news of Powell s passing broke, he was 59 years old. The cause of death hasn t been revealed.
The story of Powell becoming the rap crew s famed photographer started back in 1986, when the master behind the camera lens ditched a job selling lemon ices to roll with the Beastie Boys on Run-DMC s Hell Raising Tour. Some of the photos the New York City native took became famous, later making him Def Jam s in-house photographer while on the road with the Beastie Boys.