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Track sheet used during the recording of "Ladies First" by Queen Latifah

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Mark James, American, born 1961

    Subject of

    Queen Latifah, American, born 1970
    Monie Love, English, born 1970
    Calliope Productions, American

    Description

    Track sheet for song "Ladies First" by Queen Latifah. Document consists of 25 boxes with different music tracks for the song "Ladies First" listed in each one. Tracks consist of either instrument tracks or vocal tracks. Tracks are handwritten in pencil. Document has typed heading that reads, [CALLIOPE/PRODUCTIONS]. Handwritten in TR corner of document is, [Q. Latifah/DJ Mark 45 King/Dr Shane Faber/ 10/13/89].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mark James

    Date

    October 13, 1989

    Object number

    2015.187

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    worksheets

    Medium

    graphite on paper (fiber product)

    Dimensions

    H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

    Place made

    Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

    See more items in

    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Documents and Manuscripts

    Exhibition

    Musical Crossroads

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    Feminism
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Identity
    Rappers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540237770-b00c-40b9-b228-87d727d84b0d

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.187

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