Chromogenic print of the Ego Trip Crew at the Monkey Academy
date: label: Date
content: August 1999
name: label: Photograph by
content: Bill Adler, American, born 1951
label: Subject of
content: Ego Trip, American, founded 1994
label: Subject of
content: Jeffrey Mao, American
label: Subject of
content: Sacha Jenkins, American, born 1971
label: Subject of
content: Elliott Wilson, American, born 1971
label: Subject of
content: Brent Rollins, American, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Gabriel Alvarez, American
label: Subject of
content: Monkey Academy, American, founded 1994
label: Subject of
content: Biz Markie, American, born 1964
label: Subject of
content: PUMA, German, founded 1948
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of Ego Trip Crew at the Monkey Academy.
label: Description
content: The image shows the members of Ego Trip Crew in a room full of CDs and albums. There are CDs on a bookshelf in the background and also on a table off to the side. There is DJ equipment on the table and album covers on the walls. There is also a pop art MTV logo painted on the wall in the background.
label: Description
content: Jeffrey Mao is on the proper right side. He is wearing a black shirt with a white Puma logo and loose khaki pants. His arms are behind his back. Brent Rollins his to his left. He is wearing a grey button down shirt and light denim jeans. To his left is Sacha Jenkins. He is wearing a black t-shirt with a red and white ego trip logo. He is holding a brown baseball bat in his right hand and his left arm is around Elliott Wilson's shoulder. Wilson is wearing a light blue jersey with the number [20] in white and black pants. His left arm is around the waist of Gabriel Alvarez. Alvarez is wearing a grey t-shirt that says [NOBODY / LIKES / ME.] in black and brown pants. His right hand is on Jenkins's shoulder and his left arm is extended out and his hand is making a fist. In front of the crew there is a Biz Markie doll in a yellow and white chair. The doll has a goatee, a black and red baseball cap, and a red long-sleeved shirt that says [BIZ / MARKIE] in white. The doll has a boom box on its lap.
label: Description
content: The photograph is printed on Kodak Royal paper. An inscription on the back reads [By Bill Adler 8-99].
place: label: Place captured
content: Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
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: 2015.132.12
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Photo by Bill Adler
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 8 7/8 × 13 3/8 in. (22.5 × 34 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm)