Flier for "The Boogie Boys, Mr. Sweety-G, Master Don, and The Death Committee": Museum Object and Cultural History

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A flier for the “The Boogie Boys, Mr. Sweety-G, Master Don, and The Death Committee,” presented by Mike & Dave Records. The flier is in portrait orientation and printed on white paper with black-and-white text, graphics, and photographs. The text and graphics are within a black border with black triangular framing, creating two, large, white triangles in an hourglass shape with a central circle featuring a photograph of Mr. Sweety-G.

Inside the top triangle is the logo for Mike & Dave Records: the names [MiKE [with a star dotting the “i”] / DAVE / RECORDS] on a white, five-pointed star and microphone graphic. The star overlays a shaded circle and the logo is partially encircled by an oval shape. Inside the left and right edges of the oval are two cropped photographs of the heads of Mix Master Mike and Disco Dave. Below the Mike & Dave Records logo graphic is the text [boogie for 82 / PRESENTS] followed by two of the event headliners printed in large, black, block text inside two, thin, outlined rectangular boxes. Featured inside the box at the top are [THE BOOGIE BOYS] with repeating text above [THE] and [BOYS] that reads [nyc#1 duo]. The group name is framed by two, stylized, spotlight graphics with photographs of the cropped heads of and captioned names of [KID DELIGHT] and [KOOL SKI] inside the spotlight circles. Between the two boxes is the Boogie Boys song title, [rappin' ain't no thing], repeated twice. Inside the box below is the artist name [MR. SWEETY-G]. At the center of the flier is the large cutout photograph of Mr. Sweety-G singing into a microphone inside a stylized graphic of a double spotlight. He is wearing glasses and a gold necklace with a [SWEETY] pendant. The text [QUEENS #1 / RAPPER!] is featured on either side of Mr. Sweety-G’s head above and below the spotlight outline. The photograph of Mr. Sweety-G is emphasized with eight partial rings around the top of the spotlight circle, four along the bottom, and smaller, rayed triangular graphics on either side.

The bottom half of the flier features the other event performers, [MASTER DON / THE DEATH COMMITTEE], above the large bottom triangle. Inside the bottom triangle is cutout photograph of The Death Committee members overlaid with a cutout of Masterdon. The picture is partially encircled inside a stylized graphic of a double spotlight. The text [MANHATTANS NO. 1] is printed along the bottom of the spotlight’s circle. Venue information and directions are printed to the left of the group photo: [AT / RiiS CENTER / Jacob Riis Cntr. 10-24 10th St / 41st Ave Long Island City] and [7 train to Queens Plaza / HEAVY SECURITY]. Pricing and performance information is printed on the right: [GALS / 3$w flyer b4 11 / GUYS / 4$ w flyer b4 11] and [GUARENTEED PERFORMANCE / 9PM UNTIL]. The event date is repeated twice in the corners of the top triangle [SATURDAY / JAN. 30..] above two, stylized, rayed triangles. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 30, 1982
• Designed by: Unidentified
• Distributed by: Mike and Dave Records, American
• Subject of: Mr. Sweety "G", American
• Subject of: MasterDon, American
• Subject of: Master Don and the Death Committee, American
• Subject of: Boogie Boys, American, 1985 - 1988
• Subject of: Boogie Knight, American, died 2001
• Subject of: Kool Ski, American
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (21.2 × 16.8 cm)
• Place used: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Design
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2020.38.1.10
• 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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