Public Enemy, The Roots To Perform At African-American Museum Opening
Public Enemy, The Roots, Meshell Ndegeocello, Living Colour and D.C.’s own Experience Unlimited are scheduled to play opening weekend of…
Tag: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian Acquires Collection Of Classic Hip-Hop Photos
More than 400 classic photographs of hip-hop artists including Foxy Brown, Lil’ Kim, T.I., Black Sheep and N.W.A.’s Eazy-E have been acquired…
Video: Death Has Been Called The First Punk Band. Now They’re In The Smithsonian.
In the early 1970s, years before punk rock exploded in the U.S., three brothers from Detroit started a band called Death. David…
How The Smithsonian Is Building Its New, Sweeping Collection Of Black American Music
The boombox arrived late one night at a hotel in Atlanta, and it came from Chuck D. Purchased in New…
J Dilla’s Gear Is Headed To The Smithsonian
Gear belonging to the late hip-hop producer James “J Dilla” Yancey is headed to the Smithsonian. A synthesizer and drum…