- Photograph by
- Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
- Date
- 1985; printed 2021
- Medium
- pigment-based ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts a group of eleven members of the TML Breakers, ranging in age. They are posed in various hip hop stances around a boom box, with seven standing behind it on a platform. They are all dressed in hip hop fashion, wearing sweaters, vests, and leather jackets with low-top sneakers with fat laces. For accessories, they have hats, jewelry, and Cazal-like glasses.
- There are three TML Breakers custom garments being showcased by the members: a red crewneck on the left with white printed [T.M.L. / (silhouette of a pose) / BREAKERS], a denim jacket painted with [LiL / STEVE] held at the center by a young child wearing a large [FRESH] necklace, and a second denim jacket painted with [TML] on the right. The background is a graffitied wall.
- There no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
- Place depicted
- Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- pigment prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Object number
- 2021.63.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jamel Shabazz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




