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Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers

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201. I.S. 201, Mar. 14, 1981

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
127th St. between Park & Madison
Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (borough)
Date:
1981-03-14
Format:
Image
Performer:
Crash Crew (Crash Crew was an early hip-hop group who recorded for Sugar Hill Records. The group, based in New York City, consisted of members DJ Daryll C. (who died in 1999 due to diabetes), G. Man, La Shubee, Barry Bistro, Ek Mike C., and Reggie Reg.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Phase 2 (Born Lonny Wood in Bronx, NY. Graffiti Artist, 1970's-1980's)
Promoter:
Mike & Dave Records "Mixmaster Mike & Disco Dave"

203. Twin City Roller Rink, Sept. 10, 1981

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
1016 Sherman Ave.
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States (inhabited place)
Date:
1981-09-10
Format:
Image
Performer:
Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler (born in Bridgetown, Barbados), is an American hip hop musician and DJ—one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Member of Furious Five. Inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Promoter:
Ecstasy Production

205. Skate Odyessy, Aug. 22, 1981

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
201 Thomaston Ave.
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (inhabited place)
Date:
1981-08-22
Format:
Image
Performer:
Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler (born in Bridgetown, Barbados), is an American hip hop musician and DJ—one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. Member of Furious Five. Inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Promoter:
Ecstasy Production

214. T-Connection, May 2, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
3510 White Plains Rd.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States (borough)
Date:
1980-05-02
Format:
Image
Performer:
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Riley, Anthony (Graphic artist, creator of hip-hop flyers late 70's-early 80's)
Promoter:
The Gents Presents

216. Ecstasy Garage Disco, Apr. 12, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
1476 Jerome Ave.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States (borough)
Date:
1980-04-12
Format:
Image
Performer:
Herculords (Early Hip Hop performers who began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees. The Herculords, made up of Herc, Coke La Rock, Clark Kent, Timmy Tim, LeBrew, and Imperial JC were the earliest to gain major fame.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Promoter:
Ecstasy Garage Disco

234. Ecstacy Garage Disco, Apr. 12, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
1476 Jerome Ave.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States
Date:
1980-04-12
Format:
Image
Performer:
Herculords (Early Hip Hop performers who began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees. The Herculords, made up of Herc, Coke La Rock, Clark Kent, Timmy Tim, LeBrew, and Imperial JC were the earliest to gain major fame.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Promoter:
Ecstasy Garage Disco

235. Ecstacy Garage Disco, Feb. 22, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
1476 Jerome Ave.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States
Date:
1980-02-22
Format:
Image
Performer:
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Promoter:
The Gents

236. T-Connection, Aug. 23, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
3510 White Plains Rd.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States
Date:
1980-08-23
1980-08-24
Format:
Image
Performer:
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Promoter:
Sugar Hill Productions

260. Lemko Hall, Oct. 31, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
556 Yonkers Ave.
Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States
Date:
1980-10-31
Format:
Image
Performer:
Crash Crew (Crash Crew was an early hip-hop group who recorded for Sugar Hill Records. The group, based in New York City, consisted of members DJ Daryll C. (who died in 1999 due to diabetes), G. Man, La Shubee, Barry Bistro, Ek Mike C., and Reggie Reg.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Guest:
Players Disco
Promoter:
Man Dip Lite, ...

266. T.Connection, Mar. 8, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
Gunhill -White Plains Roads
Bronx, New York, New York, United States (borough)
Date:
1980-03-08
Format:
Image
Performer:
Herculords (Early Hip Hop performers who began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees. The Herculords, made up of Herc, Coke La Rock, Clark Kent, Timmy Tim, LeBrew, and Imperial JC were the earliest to gain major fame.), ...
Promoter:
Hercurock Production

271. Claremont Center, Mar. 14, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
169th St. Washington Ave.
Bronx, New York, New York, United States (borough)
Date:
1980-03-14
Format:
Image
Performer:
Herculords (Early Hip Hop performers who began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees. The Herculords, made up of Herc, Coke La Rock, Clark Kent, Timmy Tim, LeBrew, and Imperial JC were the earliest to gain major fame.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Phase 2 (Born Lonny Wood in Bronx, NY. Graffiti Artist, 1970's-1980's)
Promoter:
Positive Force MC

282. C & C Disco, Aug. 30, 1980

Collection:
Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers
Location:
290 Lenox Ave.
Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (neighborhood)
Date:
1980-08-30
Format:
Image
Performer:
Crash Crew (Crash Crew was an early hip-hop group who recorded for Sugar Hill Records. The group, based in New York City, consisted of members DJ Daryll C. (who died in 1999 due to diabetes), G. Man, La Shubee, Barry Bistro, Ek Mike C., and Reggie Reg.), ...
Graphic Designer:
Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)
Promoter:
Harlem's #1 promoters: the Mixmaster Mike & Disco Dave