Flier of Wu-Tang Clan and staff members of Hot 97: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A flier of the Wu Tang Clan and staff members of Hot 97. The Hot 97 logo is printed on the top left corner which reads [HOT 97 / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES]. Text under the logo reads [Wu Tang / Clan / and / the / Hot 97 / Posse]. To the right of the text is a photograph of seven men and one woman standing in front of a building. David Morales is standing on the far left and is wearing sunglasses, a white shirt with the Hot 97 logo, black pants, and sneakers. U God is standing to the right of Morales and is wearing a black jacket, black shirt, black pants, and sneakers. Inspectah Deck is standing to the right and slightly behind U God and is wearing the same clothing but with the addition of a hat. Methodman is standing to the other side of Inspectah Deck and is wearing a hat and a geometric printed shirt. Angie Martinez is standing in front of Methodman with a black and white shirt with the Hot 97 logo, white shorts, and white sneakers. Dennis Riveria is standing in the far right in the back row of the photo and is wearing a tan jacket with the Hot 97 logo, jeans, and sneakers. Scoop is standing in the far right of the photo in front of Riveria. He is slightly hunched over with his left forearm resting on the top of his left thigh. He is wearing a white shirt, denim shorts, and brown boots. The back of the flier reads [HOT 97's 1995 FALL ADVERTISING CAMPAGIN / Front Row (I r): Raekwon (Member of Wu Tang Clan) // Middle Row (I r): David Morales (HOT 97 Mixer for HOT 97's All Night House / Party/Sunday Mornings 2am 4am), U God (Member of Wu Tang Clan), Angie / Martinez (On air personality/Weekday Nights 6pm 1opm) and Scoop (On air personality/Weekday Overnights 12mid 5:00am) // Back Row (I r): Inspector Deck (member of Wu Tang Clan), Methodman (member of Wu Tang Clan) and Dennis Riveria (On air personality/Weekend / Swing).

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Created by: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
• Subject of: Wu-Tang Clan, American, founded 1992
• Subject of: Raekwon, American, born 1970
• Subject of: David Morales, American, born 1961
• Subject of: U-God, American, born 1970
• Subject of: Angela "Angie" Martinez, American, born 1971
• Subject of: Fatman Scoop, American, 1968 - 2024
• Subject of: Inspectah Deck, American, born 1970
• 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
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2020.30.1.8
• 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

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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.