Photographic print of Mobb Deep: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of Havoc and Prodigy of Mobb Deep.

The portrait features the two from the chest up. Havoc is pictured in profile in the foreground of the image in the proper right corner. He is wearing round glasses and a leather jacket with a white shirt under it. Prodigy is on the proper left side of the image. He is wearing a black shirt with a white collar and a large chain necklace. He has a mustache and a beard, and his head is tilted slightly to the left. There are glass windows in the background.

On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject and photographer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1994 - 2004
• Photograph by: Rachelle Clinton, American
• Subject of: Mobb Deep, American, 1992 - 2017
• Subject of: Havoc, American, born 1974
• Subject of: Prodigy, American, 1974 - 2017
• Type: black-and-white photographs
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.5 × 27.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 11 7/8 × 8 in. (30.2 × 20.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2015.132.183
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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: © Rachelle Clinton Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.