Image: 1979 Bronx Battle Rap
Description: A flier advertising a rap battle at the PAL at 183 Street and Webster Avenue in the Bronx, New York City, on May 11, 1979, designed by Buddy Esquire (Lenoin Thompson III). The flier is a vertical sheet of paper fully covered with letterblock text inside a think black border: [WE'VE COME TOGETHER… / RIGHT NOW… / AT THE [underlined] / PAL / 182 ST&WEBSTER AVE / WITH / THE Brothers Disco.Sisters Disco. [sideways] / DJ BREAKOUT DJ BARON / THE FUNKY 4 MCS / Sha.Rock Keith.Keith / Rahiem KK Rockwell / THE GRANDMASTER FLASH / AND THE RETURN OF THE… / FURIOUS IV [large font] MCs /.Mele.Mel Kid Creole / Keith.Keith Mr Ness. / SPECIAL PEOPLE OF THE NITE…. / FRI, MAY 11, 1979/ 9 PM – UNTIL / HE $4.00 SHE $3.00.. / A JAZZY DEE PRODUCTION… / 41.55.29&36 Buses to Webster Ave. / Buddy ESQ [illegible] LMF [sideways] TO MICHELE ] The verso of the flier is blank. Date: 1970s. Record ID: nmaahc_2014.219.4.
Title: 1979 Bronx Battle Rap
Credit: https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/YSH001145/Flier-for-a-rap-battle-in-the-Bronx-designed-by-Buddy-Esquire
Author: Buddy Esquire (Lenoin Thompson III)
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
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