There will be plenty of new artifacts in the exhibit, opening later this month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
will celebrate 50 years of hip-hop music and culture with a major new exhibition, “Hip Hop at 50: Holla If Ya Hear Me,” opening to the public on June 29 with an “icon-laden dedication event.”
Among the items slated to be on display: The handbill from the “All-Star Birthday Bash for DJ Kool Herc,” the rec-room party in the Bronx in 1973 that is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of hip hop. The exhibit will chronicle many of hip hop’s other important moments, including the signing of Kurtis Blow to a major record label in 1979 and The Funky 4 +1′s performance of “That’s The Joint” on “Saturday Night Live” on Valentine’s Day 1981, marking hip hop’s national television debut.
The exhibit will feature artifacts from other pioneers, including Salt-N-Pepa, who were the first women emcees to sell gold and platinum recordings. They will be represented by the colorful jackets worn in the classic “Push It” Video.
A section of the exhibit will focus on the “Moguls” of hip-hop, with artifacts from the first hip-hop billionaire, Jay-Z, as well as pieces from Sean “Diddy” Combs, Russell Simons and more.
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