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Songs in A Minor
- Published by
- J Records, American, 2000 - 2011
- Recorded by
- Keys, Alicia, American, born 1981
- Produced by
- Davis, Clive, American, born 1932
- Edge, Peter, English
- Keys, Alicia, American, born 1981
- Robinson, Jeff
- Date
- 2001
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- plastic , paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Case): 4 7/8 × 5 9/16 × 3/8 in. (12.4 × 14.1 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A copy of Alicia Key's 2001 album Songs In A Minor in compact disk format. Track list is "Piano & I", "Girlfriend", "How Come You Don't Call Me", "Fallin'", "Troubles", "Rock wit U", "A Woman's Worth", "Jane Doe", "Goodbye", "The Life", "Mr. Man", "Never Felt This Way", "Butterflyz", "Why Do I Feel So Sad", "Caged Bird", and "Lovin U". Album cover features Alicia Keys with right arm akimo wearing a green hat, green striped blouse, leather jacket, and jeans.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- compact disks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
- Object number
- 2018.100.5abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2001 Arista Records, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Kangol hat worn by The Kangol Kid
- Date
- early 1990s
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- polyester, synthetic fiber, and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 10 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (11.4 × 27 × 27 cm)
- Description
- An oversized black newsboy style Kangol brand cap worn by Kangol Kid. The cap is made from a textured black polyester and cholorfiber blend fabric. It has a round crown with a self-fabric button at the top center of the crown. A short, stiff, bill with rounded corners extends from the front of the cap. A cream felt logo is adhered at the center back exterior featuring a kangroo above the word "KANGOL". A horizontally-oriented oval of brown leather is stitched on the proper left exterior side of the cap with the word "KANGOL" tooled into the leather. A band of black elasticized knit tape is sewn around the underside opening of the crown. The cap is not lined. A blue fabric manufacturer's tag at the interior center back reads in cream embroidery "KANGOL" surrounded by a red embroidered rectangle. Sewn underneath the brand tag is a white tag with black printed text reading "KANGOL / CA01474 / MADE IN CHINA / 0289 / X/LARGE" with fiber content and care information on the reverse.
- Place used
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- newsboy (caps)
- Topic
- Advertising
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Hip hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Kangol Kid
- Object number
- 2016.102
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Breakdance
- Published by
- K-tel, Canadian, founded 1962
- Subject of
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- New York City Breakers, American, founded 1982
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1988
- Freeez, British, 1981 - 1985
- 10 Speed
- Dazz Band, American, founded 1980
- Alex &The City Crew
- Twilight 22, American
- B.T. & The City Slickers
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- vinyl , ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 5/16 × 12 1/4 in. (31.3 × 31.1 cm)
- Description
- A long playing record of "Breakdance.." by various artists. The record (2016.31.4.2a) is unopened and still in its plastic packaging. The record cover (2016.31.4.2b) has a depiction of a brick wall below a city skyline. Shadows of break-dancers and graffiti of the names of members of the New York City Breakers are visible on the wall. Yellow lettering at the top of the cover reads: [BREAKDANCE]. Lettering at the top of the brick design reads: [The Best Music For Breaking / Learn to Moonwalk, Electric Boogie, Footwork, / Headspin & Top-Rock]. Lettering in the top left of the cover reads: [BONUS / INCLUDES DETAILED / POSTER & INSTRUCTIONAL / RAP ON HOW TO BREAK.]. A K-Tel logo is visible in the bottom right corner. The back of the cover has the same city skyline as the front on the top. Below that there are four sections: definition of breakdancing and photographs; list of the songs; advertisement for the book "Breakdance and the New York City Breakers;" glossary of terms.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.4.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © K-tel International Inc. Permission required for use.
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Break-Master Featuring New York City Breakers
- Published by
- K-tel, Canadian, founded 1962
- Subject of
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
- Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
- Melle Mel, American, born 1961
- Planet Patrol, American, founded 1982
- The Jonzun Crew, American, 1981 - 1990
- Twilight 22, American
- Laid Back, Danish, founded 1979
- Midnight Star, American
- The Deele, American, founded 1981
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- vinyl , ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 5/16 × 12 3/8 in. (31.3 × 31.4 cm)
- Description
- A long playing record of "Break-Master: New York City Breakers" by various artists. The record (2016.31.4.3a) is unopened and still in its plastic packaging. The record cover (2016.31.4.3b) has a white background with a depiction of breakdancers in different colors. The front cover has a variety text that lists some of the song featured on the album and information about the contents of the record. The K-Tell logo is in the bottom left corner. The back of the record cover has additional information about the songs, the publishing information and photographs of Michael Holman and the New York City Breakers.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.4.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © K-tel International Inc. Permission required for use.
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Sticker for the New York City Breakers
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- New York City Breakers, American, founded 1982
- Owned by
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- ink on paper with adhesive
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white circular sticker for the New York City Breakers. The sticker has text around the edge that reads: [New York City Breakers]. The center contains a depiction of a man in a track suit doing a break dancing move. The back of the sticker is blank.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- stickers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Remembering Ummah
- Created by
- Dexter, Norman F.
- Subject of
- J Dilla, American, 1974 - 2006
- Date
- 2006 - 2012
- Medium
- oil paint on canvas with stones
- Dimensions
- H x W: 48 × 36 in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm)
- Description
- An unframed painted portrait of J Dilla by Norman F. Dexter AKA SelahVision Soul of the Brush. The painting features an image of Dilla wearing a white shirt, black cap, and gold necklace with stones embedded in the painted surface. White doves appear behind him in a sky painted in tones of red and gold. A cityscape is in the lower foreground.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Topic
- Art
- Hip hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Norman F. Dexter AKA Selah - Soul of the Brush
- Object number
- 2015.265
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Norman F. Dexter, aka. Selah - Soul of the Brush
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Pair of white and black Run-D.M.C. Superstar 80s sneakers made by Adidas
- Manufactured by
- Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
- Subject of
- Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
- Date
- 2013
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- Shoes: leather, rubber, elastic, and terry cloth;
- Shoelaces: cotton with plastic aglets;
- Box: cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (left shoe (.1a)): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 31.8 cm)
- H x W x D (right shoe (.1b)): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (11.4 × 9.5 × 31.8 cm)
- H x W x D (box with lid (.4ab)): 4 3/4 × 9 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (12 × 23 × 35 cm)
- Description
- A pair of white Run-D.M.C. Adidas shoes (.1ab), a pair of black fat shoelaces (.2ab), a pair of white shoelaces (.3ab), and the original shoebox with lid (.4ab).
- .1ab: A pair of Run-D.M.C. limited edition white shell-top Adidas shoes with black detailing. The toe cap and outer soles are made of white rubber. The vamp, tongue, and heel cap of the uppers are made of white textured leather. There are three (3) black leather stripes on each side vamp with perforations in the white leather between the stripes. There is a single black leather stripe on the center back heel and an additional black leather panel around the top of the heel with the Adidas logo printed in white at the center back of this panel. Printed at the top of the tongue in black are the words "RUN / DMC" between two (2) red lines, with the Adidas logo in black beneath the bottom-most red line. The innersole is faced with white leather and the same text as that on the tongue is printed near the heel of the innersole. The Run-D.M.C. text with red lines is also printed at the top interior tongue, with the letters "JMJ" printed in white inside the top red line and the word "4EVER" printed in white inside the bottom red line. A size and style tag is sewn to the interior tongue below the Run-D.M.C. design. Wide white elastic bands are attached to the sides of the tongue and then around the insole so that they do not show from the exterior, allowing the shoes to be worn without laces in the style popularized by Run-D.M.C.
- .2ab: A pair of black cotton and nylon blend fat shoelaces with clear plastic aglets.
- .3ab: A pair of white cotton and nylon blend shoelaces with clear plastic aglets.
- .4ab: A shoebox (a) and lid (b) with a black background and white detailing. On each long side of the box are three white stripes oriented diagonally near the right facing edge, with the Adidas logo printed in white in the bottom left facing corner. The stripes on the box match up with stripes printed diagonally across the lid. On one short side of the box the phrase: "THE BRAND WITH THE 3 STRIPES" is printed in white in English, German, and French. On the other short side of the box is a sticker with style and sizing information printed on it. There is a small round hole in the bottom left facing corner of this side. An international shoe size chart and an international legend with various symbols and definitions related to shoe materials and parts are printed in white on the bottom of the box. The short sides of the lid have the Adidas logo printed in white at the center. The top of the lid has the three diagonal stripes printed on it as well as the "RUN / DMC" text in white with a red line above and below printed in the bottom left facing corner.
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- athletic shoes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.221.2.1-4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Fugees, NYC, 1994
- Photograph by
- Corio, David, English, born 1960
- Subject of
- Fugees, American, 1992 - 2006
- Jean, Wyclef, Haitian, born 1969
- Hill, Lauryn, American, born 1975
- Pras, American, born 1972
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.4 cm)
- H x W (Image): 13 × 12 15/16 in. (33 × 32.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of The Fugees in New York City, 1994. The image features the three members wearing winter coats and hats and posing together in front of window through which urban buildings can be seen. Lauryn Hill is in the center, with Wyclef Jean to her proper right and Pras Michel to her proper left. Just beneath the image in the bottom right corner is the photographer's signature [David Corio]. On the verso is an inscription in graphite reading [THE FUGEES / NYC / 1994] followed by the photographer's copyright stamp in black ink and the photographer's signature in graphite with [1/25].
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Hip hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.202
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David Corio. Permission required for use.
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Sheet music for "Black Soldier" by Suliamon El-Hadi
- Written by
- El-Hadi, Suliaman, American, 1936 - 1995
- Published by
- Spoet Publishing Corp.
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
- H x W (Unfolded): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.3 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten sheet music for the piece "Black Soldier". Handwritten at top of sheet music is, [BLACK SOLDIER / Written by / Suliaman El-Hadi]. Handwritten on bottom of sheet music is, [© Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright]. Handwriting appears on front and back of paper, with folded inside being blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Hip hop (Music)
- Resistance
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi
- Object number
- 2014.40.8.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright. Permission required for use.
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Poster for the film Right On!
- Created by
- Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
- Subject of
- The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A film poster for the documentary film "Right On!", featuring the New York based spoken word group The Last Poets and directed by Herbert Danska. The poster features black type on an orange background. The title, "Right On!" is featured in the center along witht the image of a young man pointing a gun.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Communities
- Film
- Hip hop (Music)
- Identity
- Men
- Resistance
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.21.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Herbert Danska
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Ritual for a Poet in B Natural
- Created by
- Kain, Gylan, American
- Owned by
- Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
- Date
- 1995
- Medium
- plastic , ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- 11 x 8 1/2 x 3/16 in. (27.9 x 21.6 x 0.5 cm)
- Description
- The script for a three (3) act play by playwright and actor, Gylan Kain.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- scripts (documents)
- Topic
- Hip hop (Music)
- Literature
- Race relations
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- Theatre
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.21.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gylan Kain. Permission required for use.
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Photograph of The Last Poets with Amiri Baraka
- Created by
- Frederick, Monroe S. II, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Nelson, David, American
- Kain, Gylan, American
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
- Owned by
- Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
- Subject of
- The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- Black-and-white group photograph of Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Amiri Baraka, and Felipe Luciano.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Hip hop (Music)
- Identity
- Literature
- Photography
- Resistance
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.21.5.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Monroe S. Frederick II. Permission required for use.
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Photograph of The Last Poets with Amiri Baraka
- Created by
- Frederick, Monroe S. II, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Nelson, David, American
- Kain, Gylan, American
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
- Owned by
- Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
- Description
- Black-and-white group photograph of Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Amiri Baraka, and Felipe Luciano. The photograph appears to have been altered with an approximately 2 inch wide section on the left side removed.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Hip hop (Music)
- Identity
- Literature
- Photography
- Resistance
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.21.5.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Monroe S. Frederick II. Permission required for use.
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Rolling Stone, issue #637
- Published by
- Rolling Stone, American, founded 1967
- Subject of
- Ice-T, American, born 1962
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- Issue #637 of Rolling Stone magazine featuring a photograph of rapper Ice-T wearing a police uniform centered on a plain white background. Ice-T holds a black police baton in his hands and looks straight at the camera. His hat obscures part of the [Rolling Stone] title. to the left is the headline [Ice-T / Talks / Back / (You Got / a Problem / With / That?)].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Actors
- Hip hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.133.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Rolling Stones. Permission required for use.
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Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Subject of
- Simmons, Russell Wendell, American, born 1957
- Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
- Sia, Beau, American, born 1976
- Ice, Black, American
- Chin, Staceyann, American, born 1972
- Colman, Steve, American
- Del Valle, Mayda, American, born 1978
- Me, Georgia, American
- Hammad, Suheir, Jordanian American, born 1973
- Poetri, American, born 1974
- Lemon, American, born 1975
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. White background with yellow box at top, gray box below with large white circle center, title over the top in black. [PLAYBILL/LONGACRE THEATRE/DEF/POETRY/JAM/ON/BROADWAY] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2002.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Type
- theater programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Photographic print of Fat Joe, Bobby Konders, and General Degree
- Photograph by
- Myrie, Marlon, Jamaican
- Subject of
- Fat Joe, American, born 1970
- Konders, Bobby, American, born 1962
- General Degree, Jamaican, born 1968
- Hot 97, American, founded 1948
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.7 cm)
- H x W (Image): 10 1/16 × 10 1/16 in. (25.6 × 25.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Fat Joe, Bobby Konders, and General Degree captured outside Hot 97 Studios in New York City.
- From left to right are two unidentified men, Fat Joe, Bobby Konders, and General Degree. The group is pictured on the sidewalk, with a parking meter in the middle.
- The man on the far left is wearing a black shirt and is pointing towards the camera with two fingers of his right left hand. The man next to him wears a "Polo Jeans Co." t-shirt, long black and white shorts, white sneakers, and a baseball cap. He holds a cup with the Coca-Cola logo in his proper left hand. Fat Joe stands behind and to the right of him, wearing a white [mecca] t-shirt and long denim shorts. Next to him, Bobby Konders wears a sideways baseball cap, a white t-shirt with a microphone clipped onto it, long denim shorts, and white socks with sneakers. His proper right foot is turned to the side and his proper right arm is resting on the parking meter. General Degree is on the far-right side, wearing a white sleeveless t-shirt, jeans, a white skull cap, and a watch on his proper left wrist. He is making a gesture with his left pinky sticking out. All five men are looking directly at the camera. On the verso is an inscription, handwritten by Bill Adler, with the subjects, location, date and photographer.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.255
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Marlon Myrie. Permission required for use.
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Photograph of Fat Joe in New York City
- Photograph by
- Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- Fat Joe, American, born 1970
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 1/16 in. (27.9 × 43.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 3/16 × 13 in. (23.3 × 33 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Fat Joe in New York City.
- The image has a fisheye lens effect, with Fat Joe appearing at the center, in front of a brown stone building, with two men in the background. Joe is wearing white t-shirt with a blue short-sleeve button down shirt over it. Behind him, is the brown stone building facade, with several tall, arched windows. To the left of Fat Joe is another man, wearing a tan shirt and black pants, leaning against the black iron fence in front of the building. To his right, another man, wearing a white shirt and a black stocking cap, stands in front of ladder leaning against the front of the building. On the verso is an inscription by Bill Adler handwritten vertically up the right side in blue ink, with the name of the subject, photographer, date and location.
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.85
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Benabib. Permission required for use.
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Sheet music for "Before the White Man Came" by Suliamon El-Hadi
- Written by
- El-Hadi, Suliaman, American, 1936 - 1995
- Published by
- Spoet Publishing Corp.
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
- H x W (Unfolded): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.3 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten sheet music for the piece "Before the White Man Came". Handwritten at top of sheet music is, [BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME/Written by/Suliaman El-Hadi]. Handwritten on bottom of sheet music is, [© Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright]. Handwriting appears on front and back of paper, with folded inside being blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi
- Object number
- 2014.40.8.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Sheet music for "Hands Off" by Suliamon El-Hadi
- Written by
- El-Hadi, Suliaman, American, 1936 - 1995
- Printed by
- Spoet Publishing Corp.
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
- H x W (Unfolded): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.3 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten sheet music for the piece "Hands Off". Handwritten at top of sheet music is, [HANDS OFF / Written by / Suliaman El-Hadi]. Handwritten on bottom of sheet music is, [© Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright]. Handwriting appears on front and back of paper, with folded inside being blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi
- Object number
- 2014.40.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1972 Spoet Publishing Corp.. Permission required for use.
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Graffiti Rock and the Hip Hop World
- Produced by
- Bencivengo, Richard
- Directed by
- Santee, Clark
- Subject of
- Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
- Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
- Shannon, American, born 1958
- Kool Moe Dee, American, born 1962
- Special K, American
- New York City Breakers, American, founded 1982
- DJ Jimmie Jazz, American
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- 1 inch Videotape (a): metal on polyester;
- Original Videotape Reel (b): plastic;
- Original Videotape Box (c): plastic
- Dimensions
- Duration: 29 Minutes
- Title
- 1 inch videotape of Graffiti Rock and the Hip Hop World
- Caption
- A master videotape of a television dance and music show Graffiti Rock and the Hip Hop World hosted by Michael Holman. The video features performances by Run D.M.C., Shannon, Kool Moe Dee, Special K, the New York City Breakers, and DJ Jimmie Jazz.
- Description
- A master, 1 inch videotape (a) of a television dance and music show Graffiti Rock and the Hip Hop World hosted by Michael Holman. There are performances by Run D.M.C. ("Sucker MCs," , Shannon, Kool Moe Dee, Special K, the New York City Breakers, and DJ Jimmie Jazz. The studio set consists of raised platforms around a dance floor, and there are young people dancing throughout the show. Holman interviews some of the studio dancers about music and fashion.
- Consists of: Master 1 inch Videotape (a), Original Videotape Reel (b), Original Videotape Box (c)
- Master 1 inch Videotape (a): A master 1 inch videotape recording of the television dance and music show Graffiti Rock and the Hip Hop World hosted by Michael Holman.
- Original Videotape Reel (b): A plastic videotape reel.
- Original Videotape box (c): A gray plastic box with a blue SONY label. The label has white lettering that reads: [SONY / Video Recording Tape V-16 / HIGH BAND MASTER TAPE]. On the spine of the case there are two stickers. A large red sticker with black print has information about the contents and make of the videotape reel. A small white sticker written in by hand in ink reads: [L-5863].
- Place filmed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- videotapes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.31.1.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible