Photograph of Bone Crusher, Cotton Mouf, and 8Ball at "Crank It Up" video shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of the rappers Bone Crusher, Cotton Mouf, and 8Ball on the set of David Banner's "Crank It Up" video shoot in Atlanta, Georgia. All three men are facing the viewer with their shirts lifted to expose their stomachs. Bone Crusher, featured on the far left, is wearing a white tank top with orange and blue piping over a blue tee shirt. Cotton Mouf, featured center, is wearing a white shirt with a partially obscured logo on the front that reads [SOUTH]. 8Ball is wearing a white tee-shirt and a white and black baseball style cap. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 3, 2004; printed later
• Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981
• Subject of: Bone Crusher, American, born 1971
• Subject of: 8Ball, American, born 1972
• Subject of: Cotton Mouf, American
• Subject of: David Banner, American, born 1974
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin or photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/8 × 13 7/16 in. (23.1 × 34.1 cm)
• Place captured: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.136
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 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: © Julia Beverly/Ozone Magazine Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.