T-Connection, Apr. 4, 1981
- Title:
- T-Connection, Apr. 4, 1981
- Collection:
- Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
- Performer:
- Afrika Bambaataa (Hip Hop DJ from the South Bronx. Instrumental in the early development of hip hop.)
Afrika Bambaataa and the Cosmic Force (One of Bambaataa's many groups. Featured emcees Lisa Lee, Ikey C, Chubby Chub, and Ice Ice.)
Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force (Electro-Funk and Hip-Hop ensemble, from Bronx, NY, led by DJ Afrika Bambaataa, featuring MC GLOBE, Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow)
Kool DJ Red Alert (Pioneering Hip Hop DJ from Harlem.)
Grandwizzard Theodore (Hip Hop DJ, invented scratching)
The Cold Crush Brothers (Hip Hop group, South Bronx (original members: Tony Tone, Charlie Chase, Easy A.D., Kay Gee, Jerry Dee, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Outlaw))
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 and the Fantastic Five (Pioneering Hip Hop group. Originally called "The L Brothers," later called "The Brothers Fantastic.")
DJ Breakout (Early Hip Hop DJ. Member of the Funky Four Plus One.)
- Graphic Designer:
- Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Eddie Ed (Hip Hop flyer designer, brother of Buddy Esquire)
Poo2 (Hip Hop flyer designer)
- Guest:
- Treacherous 3, Crash Crew, Nice & Nasty 3, Kool DJ Herc, Lovebug Starski, Infinity 4, Kid Flash (and more)
- Promoter:
- Nubian Productions
- Date:
- 1981-04-04
- Coordinates:
- 40.8776131,-73.8657074
- Latitude:
- 40.8776131
- Longitude:
- -73.8657074
- Location:
- 3510 White Plains Rd.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States - Country:
- United States
- Venue:
- T Connection
- ID Number:
- HHC8052BE_0008
- Collection Number:
- 8052
- File Name:
- HHC8052BE_0008.tif
- Occasion:
- The Hip-Hop Family Reunion Jam
- Transcription:
- Ladies $3 b/4 12 Gents $4 b/4 12 $5.00 All Nite Without Flyer
- Work Type:
- fliers (printed matter)
posters - Materials/Techniques:
- dry-transfer letters
markers (drawing instruments) - Subject:
- Hip-hop--United States
Popular culture--United States
Rap (Music)
Disc jockeys - Description:
- ruled lines, bird cartoons
- Notes:
- Dedicated to the Hip-Hop Music of the World! Guaranteed to be a Sureshot!
two hole punched - Cite As:
- Breakbeat Lenny Archive, #8052. 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:
- Breakbeat Lenny Archive
- Format:
- Image
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