A flyer advertising a rap battle at the P.A.L at 183 Street and Webster Avenue in the Bronx, New York City, on May 11, 1979. The flyer was designed by the late Buddy Esquire (Lenoin Thompson III), who is often referred to as the "King of the Flyer" for his work designing over 300 show flyers across the 1970s and 1980s. The artists advertised on this flyer include the Funky 4 MCs, Sha-Rock, Rahiem, Grandmaster Flash, and the Furious Four MCs.
Flier for a rap battle in the Bronx designed by Buddy Esquire
- Description
- A flier advertising a rap battle at the P.A.L 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] / P.A.L / 182 ST & WEBSTER AVE / WITH / THE Brothers Disco .Sisters Disco. [sideways] / D.J. BREAKOUT D.J. BARON / THE FUNKY 4 M.C.S / Sha.Rock Keith.Keith / Rahiem K.K. Rockwell / THE GRANDMASTER FLASH / AND THE RETURN OF THE... / FURIOUS IV [large font] M.C.s / .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] L.M.F. [sideways] TO MICHELE ] The verso of the flier is blank.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Designed by
- Buddy Esquire, American, 1959 - 2014
- Subject of
- Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
- MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962
- Melle Mel, American, born 1961
- Mr. Ness, American
- Date
- 1979
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
