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
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Nuyorican Movement
Type
black-and-white photographs
Topic
Gesture
Hip-hop (Music)
Latin hip-hop (Music)
Musicians
Photography
Radio
Rappers (Musicians)
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. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd553d68636-100c-4472-a387-7106aae4506d

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