Give It Up / Bedlam: Museum Object and Cultural History
Give It Up / Bedlam: Date: 1994. Recorded by: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982. Distributed by: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black plastic cassette tape with white writing. Side 1: "PUBLIC ENEMY/ GIVE IT UP (MAIN VERSION) (4:44)" Side 2: "PUBLIC ENEMY/ BEDLAM 13:13 (LP VERSION) (4:13)." Also on the label is “Def Jam Recordings. BMI. 1994 Rush Associated Labels. Cassette brand: Dolby B NR HX PRO.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1994
- Recorded by: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
- Distributed by: Def Jam Recordings, American, founded 1984
- Owned by: Chuck D, American, born 1960
- Subject of: Terminator X, American, born 1966
- Subject of: Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
- Subject of: Professor Griff, American, born 1960
- Subject of: Chaf-Pozi Soweto, South African
- Type: audio cassettes
- Medium: metal, plastic, paper
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 4 × 2 1/2 × 7/16 in. (10.2 × 6.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
- Object number: 2013.149.1.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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