Flier for "Styliststics Disco..." event by the Herculords
date: label: Date
content: October 1979
name: label: Created by
content: Straightman (aka LAVA), American, died 2020
label: Subject of
content: The Herculords, American
label: Subject of
content: DJ Clark Kent
label: Subject of
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: DJ J.C., American, 1961 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: MC Sweet & Sour
label: Subject of
content: Kool DJ AJ, American, died 2015
label: Subject of
content: Busy Bee Starski, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: MC Ladie Lil-Lee, American
label: Owned by
content: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
notes: label: Description
content: A photocopied flier for a two-day event held by The Herculords in the Bronx, New York. The vertical flier has yellowed with time and has tears and folds, especially in the corners and edges. The flier has a black, rectangular border, is decorated with starts and animated hands pointed at important information, and Art Deco designs in the bottom corners. Portraits of the four featured DJs are are presented in decorative medallions, DJ Clark Kent and Kool Herc on the left and DJ J.C. and MC Sweet and Sour on the right. The black typeface reads: [THE PLACE TO BE: GRAND OPENING! / STYLISTICS…/ DISCO / The HERCULORD’S. / Presents / DJ Clark Kent / The Rock MACHINE, / GODFATHER DJ Kool Herc. / The Imperial / DJ & MC JC, / MC Sweet & Sour! / ALSO” KOOL DJ AJ / MC’S B.B. STARSKY & / LADIE LIL-LEE - MC LIL "D" / OCT, 12-13, 1979 / FRIDAY-SATURDAY! / ADM: $2.00 LADIES, GENTS $3.00 / PUT YOUR BODY IN IT! / 308 East 166 St. Bet. / FINDLAY COLLEGE / AVENUE. / COME ONE DOWN?]. On the bottom right, above the Art Deco design and along the margin in black typeface reads: [A STRAIGHTMAN FLYER! 427-7299].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Break dancing
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: DJs (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Typography
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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: 2022.73.10.2
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: toner on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)