Cassette tape with recording of Hot 97 segment: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A white cassette tape with a recording of a Hot 97 segment. The Hot 97 logo is printed on the center top of the cassette. Black text is printed below the logo which reads [WQHT · 1372 Broadway · New York, NY 10018-6106]. Handwritten text with red ink is on the front of the cassette which reads [ISLEY BROS.] on the top left corner, [-TK KIRKLAND / -SHERYL UNDERWOOD / IN FOR / ED + DRE] on the top right corner, and [WED 5/29 / W. WHIZZ / T. JAM]. The back of the cassette tape has a white sticker with the Hot 97 logo printed in black ink.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1995
• Created by: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Subject of: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956
• Subject of: The Isley Brothers, American, founded 1954
• Subject of: Ed Lover, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Doctor Dré, born 1963
• Subject of: Sheryl Underwood, American, born 1963
• Type: audio cassettes
• Medium: plastic, metal, paper, and ink
• Dimensions: L x W: 2 1/2 × 4 in. (6.4 × 10.2 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2020.30.2.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Hot 97 Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.