Flier for P.A.L. Productions event featuring The Herculords: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A photocopied flier for a hip-hop event held by P.A.L. Productions in the Bronx, New York. The black-and-white horizontal flier was designed by B. Hicks and A. Riley and features a hand-drawn illustration of four people in a moving car, with the front passenger hanging outside the window with fliers in their hand saying [GOTTA GIVE / OUT FLYERS/ FOR THE P.A.L!]. The flier has a P.A. L. (Police Athletic League) Teen Council and P.A.L. header. The black text reads: [P.A.L. Teen Council / P.A.L. PRODUCTIONS, / PROUDLY PRESENTS / HERCULORD’S / KOOL HERC / d.j. / CLARK KENT / DJ&MC”JC” / DJ AFRICA / BA,BATTAA AND THE / ZULU NATION & DJ ISLAM / and / the funkmachine / D.J. CHARLIE CHASE / and THE CHASE CREW! / ALSO busy bee STARSKI / 3$ for all 9pm until / Sept. 7, 1979 /]. On the left edge along the margin is: [T. RILEY, BUDDAHMAN, WILLIE “D,” KATHY DAVID “D,” EVIE EV, T. JEFFERSON, “MY MELLOW PHADE 2!”]. On the bottom edge is: [DIRECTIONS: 2, 5 train to 149th 3rd Ave, transfer to 55 BX to 183st. / or 36, 29, 55, 41 BX to 183 WEBSTER AVE / THE A&D CREW “79” ROCK ON! by ”B.HICKS&A.RILEY 79.””

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 1979
• Illustrated by: B. Hicks
• Illustrated by: A. Riley
• Subject of: The Herculords, American
• Subject of: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
• Subject of: DJ Clark Kent
• Subject of: DJ J.C., American, 1961 - 2022
• Subject of: Busy Bee Starski, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: toner on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place captured: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Break dancing
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2022.73.10.1
• 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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