Later Modu became the director of photography for the American hip-hop magazine The Source, where he shot more than 30 covers. Documenting the golden age of hip-hop, his subjects included Tupac, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Diddy, Dr Dre, Q-Tip, Mac Miller and Mary J Blige. His work featured on album covers for Snoop Dogg, Method Man and Mobb Deep (for their 1995 album The Infamous). He also worked for Rolling Stone and the New York Times.
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