T-Connection, Jan. 2, 1981
- Title:
- T-Connection, Jan. 2, 1981
- Collection:
- Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
- Performer:
- Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler (born in Bridgetown, Barbados), is an American hip hop musician and DJ—one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Member of Furious Five. Inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Tiny
Kool DJ AJ (Hip Hop DJ. Played with Busy Bee, Kurtis Blow et al.)
Busy Bee Starski (Early Hip Hop emcee (aka Chiefrocker Starski), b. David Parker in South Bronx, NYC.)
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978.)
Funky Four Plus One (More) (Early Hip Hop group, Bronx, NY. Featured Sha-Rock, KK Rockwell, Rodney Cee, Raheim, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Breakout, DJ Baron.)
Grandwizzard Theodore (Hip Hop DJ, invented scratching)
Afrika Bambaataa (Hip Hop DJ from the South Bronx. Instrumental in the early development of hip hop.)
Grandmaster Caz (Curtis Fisher) (Hip Hop performer, born Bronx, NY, member of Cold Crush Brothers.)
Wayne and Charlie (Early Hip Hop novelty act with Wayne, a ventriloquist, and Charlie the Rapping Dummy.)
Mean Gene (Early Hip Hop DJ, member of The L Brothers, older brother of Grandwizzard Theodore)
Spoonie Gee (Born Gabriel Jackson, Harlem, NYC. Early rap artist.)
Lovebug Starski (Pioneering Hip Hop MC, Bronx, NY.)
Crash Crew (Crash Crew was an early hip-hop group who recorded for Sugar Hill Records. Based in Harlem; members: led by MC Reggie Reg, DJ Daryll C. (who died in 1999 due to diabetes), G. Man, La Shubee, Barry Bistro, Ek Mike C. )
Sugarhill Gang (American hip-hop trio; members: Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson; from Englewood, NJ)
- Date:
- 1981-01-02
- Coordinates:
- 40.8776131,-73.8657074
- Latitude:
- 40.8776131
- Longitude:
- -73.8657074
- Location:
- 3510 White Plains Rd.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States (borough) - Country:
- United States
- Venue:
- T Connection
- ID Number:
- HHC8021_0251
- Collection Number:
- 8021
- File Name:
- HHC8021_0251.tif
- Occasion:
- Greatest Birthday Party Ever!!!
- Transcription:
- gals $4
guys $5 - Work Type:
- fliers (printed matter)
- Subject:
- Hip-hop--United States
Popular culture--United States
Rap (Music)
Disc jockeys - Cite As:
- Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection, #8021. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Collecting Program:
- Cornell University Hip Hop Collection
- Archival Collection:
- Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection
- Box:
- 33
- Folder:
- F-29
- Format:
- Image
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