Photographic print of Compton's Most Wanted at EMI Records: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of the duo Compton's Most Wanted, MC Eiht and Tha Chill, at EMI Records.

MC Eiht is on the proper right side. He has curly hair and a goatee. He is wearing a black jacket that reads [MC EIHT CMW] in white and he is wearing a black baseball cap. Tha Chill is on the proper left side. His proper right arm is resting on MC Eiht's left shoulder. He is wearing a black jacket, a black Raiders baseball cap, and two hoop earrings in his proper left ear.

On the back of the print are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, photographer, location and date.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 20, 1990
• Photograph by: Al Pereira, American, born 1963
• Subject of: Compton’s Most Wanted, American, founded 1987
• Subject of: MC Eiht, American, born 1967
• Subject of: Tha Chill, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Oakland Raiders, American, founded 1960
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 13 1/16 in. (22.3 × 33.1 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: 2015.132.273
• 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: © Al Pereira Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.