Flier for a rap battle in the Bronx designed by Buddy Esquire

Object Details

Designed by: Buddy Esquire, American, 1959 - 2014
Subject of: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958; MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962; Melle Mel, American, born 1961; Mr. Ness, American

Description: A flier advertising a rap battle at the P.A.L at 183 Street and Webster Avenue in the Bronx, New York City, on May 11, 1979, designed by Buddy Esquire (Lenoin Thompson III). The flier is a vertical sheet of paper fully covered with letterblock text inside a think black border: [WE'VE COME TOGETHER... / RIGHT NOW... / AT THE [underlined] / P.A.L / 182 ST & WEBSTER AVE / WITH / THE Brothers Disco .Sisters Disco. [sideways] / D.J. BREAKOUT D.J. BARON / THE FUNKY 4 M.C.S / Sha.Rock Keith.Keith / Rahiem K.K. Rockwell / THE GRANDMASTER FLASH / AND THE RETURN OF THE... / FURIOUS IV [large font] M.C.s / .Mele.Mel Kid Creole / Keith.Keith Mr. Ness. / SPECIAL PEOPLE OF THE NITE.... / FRI, MAY 11, 1979/ 9 PM - UNTIL / HE $4.00 SHE $3.00 .. / A JAZZY DEE PRODUCTION... / 41.55.29 & 36 Buses to Webster Ave. / Buddy ESQ [illegible] L.M.F. [sideways] TO MICHELE ] The verso of the flier is blank.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1979

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place used: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design; Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Design; Hip-hop (Music); Musicians; Nightlife; Rappers (Musicians); Urban life

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bfb27354-d9d9-483f-a79a-694d6e35df82