Flier of Hot 97 radio hosts: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A flier for hosts on the radio station Hot 97. The front of the flier has the image of six people sitting and standing on a bench with a bridge in the background. White text at the top of the flier reads [Dance Hall Queen Patra and the / Hot 97 / Posse]. Marley Marl is seated in the front left of the photo wearing a backwards baseball cap, sunglasses, a white and black raglan shirt, black pants, and sneakers. Miss Jones is seated in the front row to the right of Marl. She has her hands up and is wearing hoop earrings, a white Fubu t-shirt. Angie Martinez is standing behind Jones. She has her hands up and is wearing a white jacket and pants. Patra is standing in the front of the photo to the right of Jones. Patra has her arms out to the sides and is standing looking off the left. She is wearing a black shirt, jeans, and black belt. Scoop is seated in the front of the photo on the far right. He is wearing a navy collared shirt, white jeans, and red Nike sneakers. Wendy Williams is standing in the back far right of the photo. She is wearing sunglasses and is wearing a black shirt and jeans with sneakers. The Hot 97 logo is printed on the bottom left corner which reads [HOT 97 / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES].The back of the flier reads [HOT 97's 1995 FALL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN / Front Row (I r): Marley Marl (On air personality/Sunday Nights 11pm 12Mid), / Miss Jones (On air personality/Weekends), Epic Recording Artist Patra, / and Scoop (On air personality/Weekday Overnights 12mid 5:00am) // Back Row (l r): Angie Martinez (On air personality/Weekday Nights 6pm 10pm) / and Wendy Willilams (On air personality/Weekday Afternoons 2pm 6pm). The Hot 97 logo is printed below the text which reads [HOT 97 / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Created by: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Subject of: Wendy Williams Hunter, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Angela "Angie" Martinez, American, born 1971
• Subject of: Fatman Scoop, American, 1968 - 2024
• Subject of: Patra, Jamaican, born 1972
• Subject of: Miss Jones
• Subject of: Marley Marl, American, born 1962
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: L x W: 5 1/2 × 7 in. (14 × 17.8 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Radio
• Object number: 2020.30.1.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
• 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: © Hot 97 Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.