- Photograph by
- Allen, Harry, American, born 1964
- Subject of
- Shocklee, Keith, American, born 1962
- Hofstra University, American, founded 1935
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 14 9/16 × 19 3/8 in. (37 × 49.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 × 17 15/16 in. (30.5 × 45.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Keith Shocklee at Hofstra University.
- Shocklee is pictured in the center of the image, leaning over a record on a turntable. He is wearing headphones and a dark t-shirt with a necklace and has a mustache. To his proper right is a mixer. Crates of record are visible behind him, with one record sleeve pulled up and out an angle. A handwritten label on the record reads [DAVY X (FRESH)]. Several pieces of equipment are stacked behind him to the other side. Next to the turntable is a sign with the [SHURE] logo and the text [World's best pickup]. The only inscription, on the verso, reads [H / 12]
- Place captured
- Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- 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
- 2015.132.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Allen
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




