National Museum of African American History and Culture
Represent: Hip-Hop Photography
March 5, 2018 – May 5, 2019
Inspired by the four elements of hip-hop—DJ’s, MCs, breakdancers and graffiti—Represent showcases photographs from the Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection that illustrate the early days of hip-hop and its rapid expansion to a cultural phenomenon in the mid-to-late 1990s. Photos showing some of hip-hop’s iconic figures and moments are paired alongside other images from the museum’s photography collection to explore how different social movements, historic figures, art, culture, and dance have influenced the musical genre.
KRS-1 & Ms. Melodie, Bronx 1988, © Janette Beckman
