Flier for “The Final Countdown - The Battle, Cosmic Force vs. The Funky 4”: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A flier for the “The Final Countdown - The Battle, Cosmic Force vs. The Funky 4” designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is in landscape orientation and printed on yellow paper with black-and-yellow text and black graphics. The body of the flier is framed with a thin black line. Inside the frame, printed in top half of the flier, is text in varying sizes and handwritten fonts that reads [Nubian Production Presents / The Final Countdown / The / T·CONNECTION / DISCO / -TECH-[underlined] / 3510 White Plains Rd. / OFF / Gun Hill Rd. / THE BATTLE / FOR THIS NIGHT ONLY]. Dividing the center of the flier is a thick, black band with a large black diamond shape at the center. Printed in yellow at the center are the two featured competing acts: [Cosmic Force VS The Funky 4] with [VS] in larger text at the center of the diamond. Printed below in black text are the additional performing acts printed in groupings on either side of the black diamond. The acts printed on the left below Cosmic Force include: [Ice · Ice, Lisa · Lee / Chubby · Chub, Ikey · C]. The acts printed on the right below The Funky 4 include: [D.J. Breakout, Sha · Rock / Keith · Keith, Jazzy · Jeff]. Centered text below the diamond shape provides information on the prize, the Masters of Records, date, entrance fee, and additional information in text in varying sizes and fonts that read [FOR $1000 CASH / Also Featuring The Master of Records / D. / J. / Afrika Bambaataa Jazzy · Jay / Red · Alert / SAT., Dec. 19, 81 / 9:00pm / UNTIL? / $4.00 / B·4 12 WITH FLYER / $5.00 / ALL NITE]. Printed from left to right along the bottom edge of the frame is the graphic designer’s name and additional text that reads [EDDIE*ED Come In Peace Pick Up The New Release By Afrika Bam & And Jazzy 5]. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: December 19, 1981
• Designed by: Eddie Ed, American
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Distributed by: Nubian Productions, American
• Subject of: Cosmic Force, American
• Subject of: MC Ice-Ice, American, died 2012
• Subject of: Lisa Lee, American
• Subject of: DJ Chubby Chub, American
• Subject of: Prince Ikey C, American
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (15.8 × 21.4 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: 2020.38.1.17
• 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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