{"id":24299,"date":"2021-05-25T21:02:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T21:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=24299"},"modified":"2021-05-25T21:12:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T21:12:16","slug":"hip-hop-photographer-chi-modu","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/hip-hop-photographer-chi-modu\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Hip Hop Photographer Chi Modu Has Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chi Modu’s Iconic Imagery (Photo: Jerritt Clark\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chi Modu<\/a>, whose distinguished photography<\/a>\u00a0immortalized hip <\/a><\/span>hop<\/a>\u2019s greatest figures ahead of their career heights, has died at the age of 54. On Monday, May 24, Modu\u2019s family took to his official Instagram<\/a> account to confirm his passing, captioning the post \u201cOur hearts are broken\u2026 We continue the fight.\u201d The caption continued, \u201cThe family requests privacy at this time.\u201d The cause of the legendary artist\u2019s death has not been officially disclosed, yet sources told <\/span>TMZ <\/span><\/a>that he passed following a battle with cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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