Created by
Black Rock Coalition, American, founded 1985
Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Broadcast Music, Inc., American, founded 1939
The Ritz, American, 1980 - early 1990s
Two Kings in a Cipher, American, 1990 - 1992
Grand Daddy I.U., American, born 1968
Jamalski, American
Leaders of the New School, American, 1968 - 1994
Me Phi Me, American, born 1970
De La Soul, American, founded 1988
Nicole, Nikke, American
Onyx, American, founded 1988
Chuk, Papa, American
Rough House Survivors, American
Tim Dog, American, 1967 - 2013
Ndegeocello, Meshell, American, born 1968
Date
ca. 1990
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm)
Description
A promotional poster, black ink on yellowed paper, for New Music Nights Festival presented by Broadcast Music, Inc. and the Black Rock Coalition at The Ritz in New York City. The event is billed as "An evening of Freestyling / ROCK & RAP" on Sunday, June 21st. Left side of the poster uses black ink with text in the negative; right side is black ink on slightly yellowed paper. Acts to appear at the festival are listed in two columns at center of poster. Bottom of the poster lists ticket price as $15 and displays the address of The Ritz venue as well as box office and TicketMaster phone numbers. Top right corner is torn off.
Acts listed are 2 Kings in a Cipher, Grand Daddy I.U., Jamalski, Knuckleheads, Leaders of the New School, Little Bastards, Maseo (De La Soul), Me Phi Me, Nikke Nicole, Nubian Sisters, Onyx, Papa Chuk, Rough House Survivors, Superstar, Tim Dog, Trish, Marque Gilmore, Meshell Johnson, Dave Fuzinski, Mark Batson, Lenny Underwood, John Floyd, Venlo Odom, Jared Nickerson, and special guests. Poster notes that all MCs are backed by Black Rock Coalition's DoperthanDerrida Band.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
posters
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Rappers (Musicians)
Rock and roll (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Rock Coalition - LaRonda Davis, President
Object number
2015.42.9
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b065b5eb-ef7a-4e85-bfb5-11d75882417b

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