- Photograph by
- Benabib, Michael, American, born 1962
- Subject of
- Pete Rock, American, born 1970
- C.L. Smooth, American, born 1968
- Chicago Bulls, American, founded 1966
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 1/16 in. (28 × 43.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 13 1/16 in. (22 × 33.1 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth.
- C.L. Smooth is on the proper right side. He is wearing a grey shirt, a green camouflage jacket, and a grey and red Chicago Bulls baseball cap. He has a beard and mustache, a ring on his proper right pinky, and is holding a brown paper bag in his right hand. Pete Rock is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black hoodie with orange and blue letters, a light denim jacket, and a baseball cap. He has a mustache and his hands are in his pockets. They are standing in front of store front with the metal door pulled down. There is graffiti on the door.
- There is a white border around the image. It is thinner on the top and bottom and thicker on the two sides. There is a section at the top where the paper has worn away and has become see-through. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated diagonal lines facing the left side of the paper. There are two yellow post-it notes at the top. There is an inscription by Bill Adler handwritten vertically down the left side in blue ink.
- Place captured
- Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.107
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Michael Benabib
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




