Photograph of Das EFX, NYC, 1992: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Krazy Drayz is on the proper right side. He is wearing a black jacket with a red and white logo on it and a black hat. He has a goatee and he has a tan bag strap on his proper right shoulder. Skoob is on the proper left side. He is wearing a black jacket, a black hat, and has a small nose ring on the proper left side. He has a goatee and has dread locks under his hat. They are standing in front of a building.

There is a thin black border around the image with a white border around it. The white border is thinner on the two sides and thicker on the top and bottom. The back of the photograph has light grey text repeated upside down in diagonal lines. There is a piece of tape on either side near the top and there is also a yellow post-it note on either side at the top. There is an inscription by Bill Adler on the bottom, handwritten in blue ink.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1992
• Photograph by: Michael Benabib, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Das EFX, American, founded 1989
• Subject of: Krazy Drayz, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Skoob, American, born 1970
• Type: portraits
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/2 × 11 in. (41.9 × 27.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 10 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (26.7 × 27.3 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.79
• 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: © Michael Benabib Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.