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Hip Hop Bibliography

This bibliography was compiled by staff of the Benson Ford Research Center’s Archives and Library Department based on materials in our collections. If you have questions about these resources, please use our Submit a Question feature. If you are interested in duplication, please see our Duplication Resources FAQ.

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  • Acc. 2024.172 Hip Hop Flyers
    • “The Bronx Meets Queens Disco Jam Featuring DJ Afrika Bambaataa,” 1980
    • “A Birthday Party for the Lovin Trouble,” 1983 
    • “A Master Mix Rappers Battle,” 1984
       
  • Acc. 2024.173 “Censorship is Unamerican,” Josh Gosfield,
    • Poster commissioned by Virgin Records in 1990 in support of a high-profile obscenity trial centering on release of the rap group 2 Live Crew’s 1989 LP, “As Nasty as They Wanna Be.”
       
  • Acc. 2022.172 Polaroid Photographs
    • DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) at T-Connection and Emma's Place Clubs, Bronx, NYC, circa 1981
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  • Acc. 2023.203 Brian Cross (aka B+) Photography Portfolio, 1995-2016
    • 10 photographs documenting hip hop, rap, reggae, cumbia, and jazz scenes. Includes The Notorious B.I.G., Grand Wizard Theodore, DJ Kool Herc, Sonny Craver, J Dilla, Egyptian Lover, Conrad O. “Prof” Johnson, Dibiase (Donell McGary)

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