Flier promoting the Hot 97 radio station: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A flier of music artists and Hot 97 staff members. The top of the flier reads [Naughty by Nature & Heavy D. / with the / Hot 97 Posse]. The flier features a photograph of 28 people standing in front of the New York City skyline. The Hot 97 logo is printed on the bottom of the photo which reads [HOT 97 / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES]. The text [FM] is printed vertically to the right of the text. The group of people in the photo are all standing close to one another in three rows. They are wearing casual clothing with some wearing hats and sunglasses. The back of the flier reads [HOT 97's 1995 FALL ADVERTISING CAMPAGIN / Front Row (I-r): Scorpio, Melly Mel, DJ Red Alert, Lisa Maria, Wendy Williams, Marley / Marl, Dennis Rivera, Glen Friscia, Mr. Cee, Bugsy, Evil D. // Middle Row (I-r): DJ Scribble, Kid Creole, Curt Flint, Ed Lover, Vinny from Naughty by / Nature, Al Barry, Heavy D., Funkmaster Flex, Wayne Mayo, Scoop // Front Row (I-r): Monie Love, Doctor Dre, Angie Martinez, Flava Flav, Treach from / Naughty by Nature / Lsa G. and Kay Gee from Naughty by Nature]. 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: Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Mr. Ness, American
• Subject of: Melle Mel, American, born 1961
• Subject of: Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Wendy Williams Hunter, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Marley Marl, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Big Dennis Rivera, American
• 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: 2020.30.1.3
• 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.