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The Greatest Day - The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop's Most Iconic Photograph (2023–2023)
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The Greatest Day - The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop's Most Iconic Photograph (2023–2023)

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In 1998, XXL Editor-in-Chief Sheena Lester and the magazine's staff set out to create a hip-hop remake of Art Kane's legendary 1958 Esquire magazine photoshoot, known as "A Great Day In Harlem." Kane's image featured 57 of the greatest ...See moreIn 1998, XXL Editor-in-Chief Sheena Lester and the magazine's staff set out to create a hip-hop remake of Art Kane's legendary 1958 Esquire magazine photoshoot, known as "A Great Day In Harlem." Kane's image featured 57 of the greatest jazz musicians of the time gathered around the stoop at 17 West 126th street in Harlem. That image remains one of the greatest moments in jazz music history, and the talented team at XXL were looking to pull off the same for hip-hop on the very spot consecrated by jazz 40 years prior. This five-part series features first-hand accounts from many of those involved in this wildly ambitious - borderline impossible-idea, including former XXL staff members and a range of artists, journalists, photographers and cultural luminaries. With the venerable Gordon Parks recruited to be behind the lens and 177 rappers in front of it, what they ultimately achieved is among the most monumental artifacts in hip-hop history, and for those who attended that once-in-a-lifetime occasion, it was undeniably "The Greatest Day." See less

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29 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Sheena Lester Self Self See fewer	5	Scene Not Heard (2005)
Jonathan Rheingold Self Self See fewer	5	The Greatest Day - The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop's Most Iconic Photograph (2023)
Rakim Self Self See fewer	4	Juice (1992)
Datwon Thomas Self Self See fewer	4	Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
Larry Hester Self Self See fewer	4	Slow Burn (2017)
DJ Jazzy Jeff Self Self See fewer	3	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Rah Digga Self Self See fewer	3	Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
Lord Jamar Self Self See fewer	3	The Last O.G. (2018)
Fab 5 Freddy Self Self See fewer	3	Wild Style (1982)
Grandmaster Caz Self Self See fewer	3	The Wedding Singer (1998)
Miles Marshall Lewis Self Self See fewer	3	Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (2024)
Tajai Massey Self Self See fewer	3	Mid90s (2018)
Johanna Fiore Self Self See fewer	3	Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005)
Tariq Trotter Self Self See fewer	2	Detroit (2017)
Kid Capri Self Self See fewer	2	BET Awards 2023 (2023)
M.C. Serch Self Self See fewer	2	Zebrahead (1992)
Marley Marl Self Self See fewer	2	Colors (1988)
Scoop Jackson Self Self See fewer	2	Uncle Drew (2018)
Bonsu Thompson Self Self See fewer	2	Story Ave (2023)
Jarobi White Self Self See fewer	2	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Russ Bengston Self Self See fewer	2	Sole Origins (2018)
Gordon Parks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Learning Tree (1969)
Goodie Mob Self Self See fewer	1	Any Given Sunday (1999)
Bobbito Garcia Self Self See fewer	1	25th Hour (2002)
Kenny Holmes Magazine shopper Magazine shopper See fewer	1	Score (2016)
Ras Kass Self Self See fewer	1	The Substitute (1996)
Leslie Parks Self Self See fewer	1	A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
Jesse Washington Self Self See fewer	1	Hip-Hop and the White House (2024)
Joicelyn Dingle Self Self See fewer	1	The Greatest Day - The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop's Most Iconic Photograph (2023)