It's All Good

by Boogie (Photographer)

“A whole lot of initiations happen every day. You hear about them on the news, but you don’t know it was an initiation. You hear about somebody getting shot somewhere in New York, and nobody knows why that person got shot; nine times out of ten it was a gang initiation. I am a three-star general in the Bloods, so I know what’s going on. The majority of crime in New York City is ’cause of gangs; drugs, killings, stabbings, robberies, even the bullshit car theft, the fucking pettiest crimes and misdemeanors are all ’cause of gangs.”
—Kasino, from his testimonial in It’s All Good

A gritty, graphic, and gripping exposé of the underworld and its inhabitants, It’s All Good , the first monograph by Boogie, presents the predators and the prey in the drug game today. Shot in New York City’s most notorious neighborhoods—Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Queensbridge—Boogie gained intimate access into a world few dare to venture, a world closed to outsiders, a world of crackheads, junkies, and gangsters. From the cops patrolling the project roofs to the addicts overdosing on the streets, It’s All Good chronicles ghetto life in stark, heart-stopping images and intense testimonials. Boogie brings us to a place few will leave and most will stay, a place where escape is one rock, one shot, one glock away.

Genres: Photography

136 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Fay · Rating 3 out of 5]

a white man obsessed with documenting black people in poor neighborhoods lol cute pictures tho

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful photos and real, heartbreaking stories.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow - amazing pics