Photograph of David Banner and Ludacris at “Diamond in the Back” video shoot: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of the rappers, David Banner and Ludacris, on the set of Ludacris's “Diamond in the Back” video shoot in Atlanta, Georgia. Banner, who is pictured on the left side of the photograph, is wearing a black and white baseball cap turned sideways and a brown button down shirt over a white tee-shirt. Ludacris, pictured right, is wearing a blue tee-shirt, a large crucifix, and a blue watch on his proper right hand. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 15, 2004
• Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981
• Subject of: David Banner, American, born 1974
• Subject of: Ludacris, American, born 1977
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/16 × 13 7/16 in. (23 × 34.1 cm)
• Place captured: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Gesture
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.140
• 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.