Journal, used by MC Lyte
date: label: date made
content: 2001
name: label: maker
content: Lyte, MC
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This journal was written by Hip hop artist MC Lyte, aka Lana Michelle Moorer, with entries beginning on January 7, 2001 and ending April 10, 2001. It has a purple cover and embossed with the word “Create” on the front.
label: Description (Brief)
content: MC Lyte was born in 1970 and raised in Brooklyn. She began rhyming and writing songs at the age of 12. Her first song was recorded in 1986, and by 1988 she became the first solo female rapper to release a full album, “Lyte as a Rock.” In addition to a recording career, MC Lyte has been featured on television, film, and voice-overs.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Hip-Hop
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lana Michele Moorer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0057.02
label: accession number
content: 2006.0057
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0057.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: journal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: synthetic leather (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ball point ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 cm x 15 cm x .9 cm; 7 3/32 in x 5 29/32 in x 11/32 in