Created by
Black Entertainment Television, American, founded 1980
Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
Subject of
Redman, American, born 1970
LL Cool J, American, born 1968
DMX, American, born 1970
Brown, Foxy, American, born 1978
Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
Method Man, American, born 1971
Ja Rule, American, born 1976
Rich, Richie, American, born 1967
EPMD, American, founded 1987
Date
2000
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm)
Description
Poster for Black History Month issued by Def Jam Recordings and Black Entertainment Television (BET) featuring Def Jam rappers. At the top is black text reading [...Past, Present and Future of Hip Hop]. In the center, sepia-toned portraits of the artists form a grid. Pictured are: (first line) Redman, LL Cool J, DMX, EPMD; (second line) Ja Rule, Foxy Brown, Slick Rick, Method Man, and Richie Rich. Along the bottom is [Celebrate Black History Month] in large black text. In the lower left corner is the logo for Def Jam and in the lower right corner is the logo for aBET. The poster is bordered in a narrow black line.
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
posters
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Rappers (Musicians)
Television
United States History
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece and Maya King
Object number
2015.239.16
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52ef40f32-4b5a-4565-bd1e-d036f150b6b0

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