Polaroid photograph of Busta Rhymes, Lisa Glasberg, and LL Cool J: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An instant camera photograph of Busta Rhymes, Lisa Glasberg, and LL Cool J. Rhymes is on the left of the photo, he is wearing a yellow, grey, and white shirt with black pants. His proper left hand is up and partially cut off in the photo. Glasberg is in the center of the photo and is wearing glasses, a white shirt, and beige pants. LL Cool J is on the right of the photo, he is wearing a black baseball cap, glasses, a black and blue jacket with a white shirt and black pants. Text written in black marker is above the photo which reads [TO. LISA "G" / I LOVE YOU SEXY / StAY SWEEt!! / BUSTA ·RHYMES]. Text written in black marker is below the photo which reads [LL COOL J / Never Give / up!].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1995
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Busta Rhymes, American, born 1972
• Subject of: LL Cool J, American, born 1968
• Subject of: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Type: dye diffusion transfer prints
• Medium: dye on paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (11.4 × 6.4 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2020.30.3.24
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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