Flier for "The Great DJ-MC Academy Awards Show" at the Audubon Grand Ballroom
date: label: Date
content: 1982
name: label: Designed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: Master Don and the Death Committee, American
label: Subject of
content: Jazzy Five, American
label: Subject of
content: Disco Four, American
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Jeckyll, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Treacherous Three, American, 1978 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: The Cold Crush Brothers, American, founded 1978
label: Subject of
content: Furious Five, American, 1978 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Master Don and the Death Committee, American
label: Subject of
content: DJ Easy Lee, American
label: Subject of
content: DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: DJ Master D, American
label: Subject of
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: Audubon Ballroom, American, founded 1912
notes: label: Description
content: A flier for "The Great DJ-MC Academy Awards Show" held at Audubon Grand Ballroom in New York City on April 11, 1982.
label: Description
content: The flier is printed in black ink on off-white paper. Oriented horizontally, the flier consists of bold black and typewritten text, two photocopied images, two small graphics of Academy Award statuettes, and lists of nominees for the awards organized into five categories. From top to bottom the flyer reads in black print: [supreme team / PRESENTS / THE GREAT DJ-MC ACADEMY / AWARDS SHOW / NOMINEES ARE / NYS NO1 DJ. / KOOL HERC / G.M. FLASH / G.W. THEODORE / C. CHASE / BAMBATTA / KOOL.D.J AJ / DARRYL CEE / BEST UPCOMING DJ / MASTERDON / DJ SPIVEY / TIE STICK / DR.ROCK (S.I) / MASTER D (BKLYN) / EASYLEE / JAZZY JAY / NYS NO1 MC. / FANTASTIC MC’S / COLDCRUSH 4/ DEATH COMMITTEE / SWEET, SLICK, SLY (N.J) / FORCE MC’S (S.I) / MAGICAL FOUR (BX) / HARMONIZIN 4 (MAN.) / NYS NO1 RECORD ARTIST / FURIOUS LOVERS (BX) / TREACHEROUS 3 (MANH) / CRASH CREW (MANH) / DISCO 4 (MANH) / JAZZY 5 (BX) / JECKYL-HYDE (MAHN) / MEANMACHINE (BX) / NYS NO1 SOLO / T-SKI VALLEY / BUSY BEE / STAR-SKI / SPOONY GEE / DEBBIE DEE / DJ SMALLS / SWEETIE GEE / P.S. TO VOTE FOR THE NO1 DJorMC FOR 1981-1982 FILL OUT BALLOT ON APRIL 11]. At the bottom of the flyer in large bold print is: [PERFORMING LIVE / ON STAGE / 9 til / APRIL 11.82 / EASTER / SUNDAY]. Images feature Kool D.J. A.J. and Busy Bee Starsky on the left; Fearless 4 in the middle; The Jazzy 5 on the right. There are no markings on verso.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.54.7
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 15/16 × 8 7/16 in. (17.7 × 21.5 cm)