...Past, Present and Future of Hip Hop...
Poster from Def Jam Recordings and BET celebrating Black History Month
- 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
- 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




