During the late 80's to early 90's Barry extensively documented the rise of the west coast hip hop scene. His studio on Pico Blvd near Fairfax was next door to Crains Records, an indy shop that specialized in Soul, R&B and Hip Hop. Many of the artists came through Crains on their PR tours and Barry would often shoot portraits of them in my studio. Tragically, his entire archive of photographs and negatives from that era was destroyed by USPS in 2015 en route to NY. Only a few images remain. This image was shot in 1987 at Audio Achievements Studio, just outside Compton during the recording of Straight Outta Compton, the group's debut studio album, which went on to define West Coast Gangsta' Rap and sell over 1 million copies. They had just arrived from a gun shop with these firearms, unboxing them for the shot. Pictured L-R: Eazy-E, DOC, Dr. Dre, Arabian Prince, DJ Yella.