Female Rappers, Class of '88
Object Details
- Photograph by
- Janette Beckman, English, born 1950
- Subject of
- Sparky D, American
- Sweet Tee, American
- MC Peaches, American
- Yvette Money, American
- Ms. Melodie, American, 1969 - 2012
- Synquis, American
- Millie Jackson, American, born 1944
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Roxanne Shanté, American, born 1969
- MC Lyte, American, born 1970
- Finesse, American
- Description
- A color photograph of eleven female rappers posed together on a wooden stage in front of a brick wall. In the back row, standing or crouching (left to right): Sparky D, Sweet Tee, MC Peaches, Yvette Money, Ms. Melodie, Synquis. In the middle is the singer Millie Jackson. Sitting along the bottom row with their legs crossed (left to right): (unidentified, wearing jewelry reading [PAM]), Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Finesse. All of the women are looking towards the camera, with the exception of Jackson, who looks down while raising both her fists. An inscription on the back gives the title and copyright.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1988; printed 2004
- Object number
- 2015.132.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Janette Beckman
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- laser prints
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.3 × 50.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Fashion
- Gesture
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Photography
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.132.65
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566584f4c-8822-4eef-93e9-e5d9ce00f8db
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