Photo credit: Ernie Paniccioli Photo Archives at Cornell University Library

We finally know the artist and the photo chosen by Ernie Paniccioli to be rendered into his first NFT (non-fungible token) and his first venture into the strange (to most) world of crypto and blockchain

None other than the famous Grandmaster Melle Mel.

How in the world, out of an unprecedented digital collection in the hundreds of thousands, 250,000 of which are in Cornell University Library and include shots of LL Cool, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Salt N Pepa, Queen Latifah and on and on, did Ernie choose this particular picture of this particular Hip Hop artist?

For clues, visit articles about Ernie at the Let’s Rethink This website, by visiting his website, www.erniepaniccioli.com, or by purchasing his famous best-selling book compilations titled “Who Shot Ya,” or “Hip Hop at the End of the World.”

Ready to bid? Go to the auction here.