<I>Too Legit to Quit</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1991
name: label: Recorded by
content: MC Hammer, American, born 1962
label: Published by
content: Capitol Records, American, founded 1942
label: Produced by
content: Felton C. Pilate II, American, born 1952
label: Produced by
content: Michael Buckholtz
notes: label: Description
content: An audio cassette of MC Hammer "Too Legit to Quit" (1991).
label: Description
content: 2015.263.14a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is clear plastic with white type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [THIS IS THE WAY WE ROLL • BROTHERS HANG ON • TOO LEGIT TO QUIT• LIVING IN A/WORLD LIKE THIS • TELL ME (WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER) • RELEASING SOME/PRESSURE • FIND YOURSELF A FRIEND • ROLLIN' ON (illegible) ] on Side 1, and [COUNT IT OFF • GOOD TO GO • LOVEHOLD • STREET SOLDIERS • DO NOT PASS ME/BY • GAINING MOMENTUM • BURN IT UP • ADDAMS GROOVE•] on Side 2. The Capitol Records logo, copyright information, and the cassette number [C4-98151] are featured on both sides.
label: Description
content: 2015.263.14b: An audio cassette paper jacket. The jacket is portrait orientation and has a white background with a black-and-white image of MC Hammer. Hammer is shirtless with suspenders and large necklace on. Black vertical type reads: [HAMMER] down the left side. A stylized [H] overlays the black type. Red type at the bottom reads: [TOO LEGIT TO QUIT]. The back of the jacket has a black background with white type that has a list of songs, production information, and a barcode.
label: Description
content: 2015.263.14c: An audio cassette tape case made of clear plastic on the front and clear plastic on the back. The case has interior holders to insert an audio cassette jacket.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Audio
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.263.14abc
objectType: label: Type
content: audio cassettes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Capitol Records, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic , magnetic tape , ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (cassette): 2 1/2 × 4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (jacket): 4 × 5 1/2 in. (10.2 × 14 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 11/16 in. (7 × 11 × 1.7 cm)