Queens of Rap: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Compact disk with case for the album Queens of Rap featuring: J.J. Fad, MC Lyte, The Real Roxanne, Antoinette, Big Lady K, Salt-N-Pepa, Sweet Tea, and Roxanne Shanté. The CD album cover art has [Queens of Rap] in large pink letters across the top, with color photos and names of the artists: (clockwise) Salt-N-Pepa, J.J. Fad, Roxanne Shante, Big Lady K, and The Real Roxanne in the center, all against a white background. The back cover has the track listing in white text against a bright pink background.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1989
• Produced by: Priority Records, American, founded 1985
• Recorded by: J. J. Fad, American, 1985 - 1992
• Recorded by: MC Lyte, American, born 1970
• Recorded by: The Real Roxanne, American, born 1963
• Recorded by: Antoinette, American, born 1970
• Recorded by: Big Lady K, American
• Recorded by: Salt-N-Pepa, American, founded 1985
• Recorded by: Sweet Tee, American
• Type: cases (containers)
• Type: compact disks
• Medium: plastic, ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 4 7/8 × 5 5/8 × 7/16 in. (12.4 × 14.3 × 1.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 4 7/8 × 10 13/16 in. (12.4 × 27.5 cm)
• Dimensions: Diameter (disc): 4 3/4 × 1/16 in. (12.1 × 0.2 cm)
• Place made: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2015.239.8ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece and Maya King
• 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: © 1989 Priority Records, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.