Brother Ernie has photographed intimate portraits of Hip Hop Legends such as Big, Tupac, Rakim, Jay Z, and Salt n Pepa, as well as Richie Havens, Andy Warhol, and Frank Sinatra. He has been recognized by the Jersey City Arts Council as their 2020 Legacy Arts Award winner. Brother Ernie also was Inducted into the Hip Hop Hall of Fame in 2013. A solo exhibit of his photography in "A Hip Hop Life: Five Decades of Hip Hop Music, Art and Culture" is currently on view at The Grammy Museum Experience at the Newark Prudential Center until the end of October.