Hip-hop.
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Peter Dougherty papers
Phyllis Pollack papers
Rappin' Max Robot comic book archive
Drawings, manuscripts, letters, periodicals, comic books, photographs, and ephemera created or collected by Eric Orr. Original artwork includes more than 100 concept sketches and drawings for Orr's self-published "Rappin' Max Robot," widely regarded as the first Hip Hop comic book (1986). Letters, comic books, press, publicity and ephemera relate mostly to "Rappin' Max Robot" and its legacy and impact.
Raquel Z. Rivera hip hop recordings
Hip Hop CDs, Cassettes, and magazine issues relating to African-American hip hop, collected by Raquel Z. Rivera.
Robert "Bobbito" Garcia papers
Sketches, notes, manuscripts, flyers, designs, photographs, publicity and marketing materials, and other ephemera documenting Bobbito’s books, films, and other projects, featuring his work as DJ, filmmaker, author, and publisher, basketball player and coach, media figure. The materials also includes copies of his books, CDs, films, and video games, and a full run of the quarterly magazine Bounce: From the Playground (32 issues), of which he served as editor-in-chief starting in 2003.
Tools of War True School NYC summer park jam flyers
Flyers for True School NYC Summer Park Jam Series. Includes events in Manhattan (2002 First Ever King of the Beat Battle, 2002 GrandWizzard Theodore Anniversary Jam) Crotona Park (Bronx), Rufus King Park (Queens), Queensbridge Park (Queens), and Harlem. Most since 2005 were designed by Haks 180 (Hans Schmitter).
Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes
Approximately 300 Hip Hop party and show tapes collected by Troy L. Smith.
Tupac Shakur and Digital Underground fan mail
156 fan letters written to Tupac Shakur within their original envelopes, the majority of which are unopened, variously address c/o Interscope Records, Atlantic Recording Corporation, and others, ca. 1995 and 442 envelopes with content relating to the Digital Underground, mostly unopened, the majority containing fan voting ballots for the Humpty Dance Awards (where fans voted for their favorite song containing a Humpty Dance sample), most addressed to The Humpty Dance Awards, 1993.
Tupac Shakur letter and photograph
One three-page letter addressed to Simi Chouhan dated August 17, 1995 written by Tupac when he was incarcerated in the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, accompanied by a poem written for Simi entitled "Thinkin' of U" and a Polaroid photograph of Tupac pictured with members of his crew.
Wu-Tang Clan party invitation and cassette tape
An early three-song cassette tape by The Wu-Tang Clan, likely distributed at the November 2, 1993 party for their debut studio album and a copy of the invitation card to the party (with Stretch Armstrong as DJ).