Photographic print of Heavy D & the Boyz shooting a video
date: label: Date
content: February 27, 1988
name: label: Photograph by
content: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
label: Subject of
content: Heavy D & the Boyz, American, founded 1987
label: Subject of
content: Heavy D, Jamaican American, 1967 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: G-Whiz, American
label: Subject of
content: Trouble T Roy, American, 1967 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: DJ Eddie F, American, born 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Heavy D & the Boyz during the shooting of the video for "Money-earnin' Mt. Vernon," filmed in Mt. Vernon, New York. The image was captured outside in the street in front of a trailer reading [ON-SITE LOCATION / SERVICE].
label: Description
content: Heavy D is pictured crouching down in the center of the image, surrounded by "The Boyz" behind him. He is wearing a puffy jacket, jeans, white sneakers, a brimmed hat, sunglasses, a necklace, and several rings and a watch. He has a goatee. His proper left hand is resting on his left thigh. "The Boyz" wear long puffy coats, black pants, and sneakers. The man on the proper right side is leaning forward and resting on Heavy D's shoulders. In the background is the street, buildings, bare winter trees and power lines. There is a light snow on the ground.
label: Description
content: On the back, inscriptions by Bill Adler identify the subject, location, date, and photographer.
place: label: Place captured
content: Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rappers (Musicians)
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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: 2015.132.281
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Al Pereira
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)