Poster promoting freestyle event hosted by BMI and Black Rock Coalition
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1990
name: label: Created by
content: Black Rock Coalition, American, founded 1985
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Broadcast Music, Inc., American, founded 1939
label: Subject of
content: The Ritz, American, 1980 - early 1990s
label: Subject of
content: Two Kings in a Cipher, American, 1990 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Grand Daddy I.U., American, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Jamalski, American
label: Subject of
content: Leaders of the New School, American, 1968 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Me Phi Me, American, born 1970
label: Subject of
content: De La Soul, American, founded 1988
label: Subject of
content: Nikke Nicole, American
label: Subject of
content: Onyx, American, founded 1988
label: Subject of
content: Papa Chuk, American
label: Subject of
content: Rough House Survivors, American
label: Subject of
content: Tim Dog, American, 1967 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Meshell Ndegeocello, American, born 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A promotional poster, black ink on yellowed paper, for New Music Nights Festival presented by Broadcast Music, Inc. and the Black Rock Coalition at The Ritz in New York City. The event is billed as "An evening of Freestyling / ROCK & RAP" on Sunday, June 21st. Left side of the poster uses black ink with text in the negative; right side is black ink on slightly yellowed paper. Acts to appear at the festival are listed in two columns at center of poster. Bottom of the poster lists ticket price as $15 and displays the address of The Ritz venue as well as box office and TicketMaster phone numbers. Top right corner is torn off.
label: Description
content: Acts listed are 2 Kings in a Cipher, Grand Daddy I.U., Jamalski, Knuckleheads, Leaders of the New School, Little Bastards, Maseo (De La Soul), Me Phi Me, Nikke Nicole, Nubian Sisters, Onyx, Papa Chuk, Rough House Survivors, Superstar, Tim Dog, Trish, Marque Gilmore, Meshell Johnson, Dave Fuzinski, Mark Batson, Lenny Underwood, John Floyd, Venlo Odom, Jared Nickerson, and special guests. Poster notes that all MCs are backed by Black Rock Coalition's DoperthanDerrida Band.
place: label: Place depicted
content: 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: Rappers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Rock Coalition - LaRonda Davis, President
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.42.9
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm)