Advertisement for Def Jam Recordings
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Created by
content: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
label: Subject of
content: LL Cool J, American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Beastie Boys, American, 1980 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
label: Subject of
content: Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
notes: label: Description
content: Advertisement for Def Jam Recordings. Advertisement is blue with yellow, black, and white type. Large yellow type at center of advertisement reads, [Def/Jam/recordings]. Black and yellow type circles center and reads, starting in the TL portion of the circle, [IN '85 WE BROUGHT YOU LL COOL J IN '86 WE BROUGHT YOU BEASTIE BOYS IN '87 WE BROUGHT YOU PUBLIC ENEMY IN '88 WE BROUGHT YOU SLICK RICK]. This black and yellow type is laid over large white type that reads, [PLATINUM/PLATINUM]. Orange type at bottom of advertisement reads, [IN '89 WE BRING YOU ONLY THE 5TH RAP GROUP IN THE HISTORY/F.Y.I. - MOST MAJOR LABELS HAVE SIGNED MORE RAP IN 6 MONTHS THAN WE HAVE IN 6 YEARS]. Reverse side of paper has an advertisement for Atlantic Records featuring an illustration of a red, yellow, and green abstract figure.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece and Maya King
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.239.17
objectType: label: Type
content: advertisements
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 1/4 × 10 3/4 in. (33.7 × 27.3 cm)