Flier for "The Great DJ-MC Academy Awards Show" at the Audubon Grand Ballroom: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A flier for "The Great DJ-MC Academy Awards Show" held at Audubon Grand Ballroom in New York City on April 11, 1982.

The flier is printed in black ink on off-white paper. Oriented horizontally, the flier consists of bold black and typewritten text, two photocopied images, two small graphics of Academy Award statuettes, and lists of nominees for the awards organized into five categories. From top to bottom the flyer reads in black print: [supreme team / PRESENTS / THE GREAT DJ-MC ACADEMY / AWARDS SHOW / NOMINEES ARE / NYS NO1 DJ. / KOOL HERC / G.M. FLASH / G.W. THEODORE / C. CHASE / BAMBATTA / KOOL.D.J AJ / DARRYL CEE / BEST UPCOMING DJ / MASTERDON / DJ SPIVEY / TIE STICK / DR.ROCK (S.I) / MASTER D (BKLYN) / EASYLEE / JAZZY JAY / NYS NO1 MC. / FANTASTIC MC’S / COLDCRUSH 4/ DEATH COMMITTEE / SWEET, SLICK, SLY (N.J) / FORCE MC’S (S.I) / MAGICAL FOUR (BX) / HARMONIZIN 4 (MAN.) / NYS NO1 RECORD ARTIST / FURIOUS LOVERS (BX) / TREACHEROUS 3 (MANH) / CRASH CREW (MANH) / DISCO 4 (MANH) / JAZZY 5 (BX) / JECKYL-HYDE (MAHN) / MEANMACHINE (BX) / NYS NO1 SOLO / T-SKI VALLEY / BUSY BEE / STAR-SKI / SPOONY GEE / DEBBIE DEE / DJ SMALLS / SWEETIE GEE / P.S. TO VOTE FOR THE NO1 DJorMC FOR 1981-1982 FILL OUT BALLOT ON APRIL 11]. At the bottom of the flyer in large bold print is: [PERFORMING LIVE / ON STAGE / 9 til / APRIL 11.82 / EASTER / SUNDAY]. Images feature Kool D.J. A.J. and Busy Bee Starsky on the left; Fearless 4 in the middle; The Jazzy 5 on the right. There are no markings on verso.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1982
• Designed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
• Subject of: Master Don and the Death Committee, American
• Subject of: Jazzy Five, American
• Subject of: Disco Four, American
• Subject of: Dr. Jeckyll, American, born 1960
• Subject of: Fantastic Five, American, 1979 - 1994
• Subject of: Treacherous Three, American, 1978 - 1985
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 6 15/16 × 8 7/16 in. (17.7 × 21.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Bronx, New York City, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Music
• Object number: 2020.54.7
• 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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