Ermias the Great by Brian Allen Irvin 8” x 10” Digital Watercolor on Archival Cold Press Paper (photograph by Brian Allen Irvin) “Won’t take no loss, won’t take days off We go so hard, until we fall A n---a used to dream, my reality’s a dream now I’m livin’ out...
Hip Hop Through His Lens: Tarikh Commodore, the Bronx, and Art EYES - Handz by Tarikh Commodore donated by Johari Commodore and Jaiya Chambers to the Universal Hip Hop Museum Generation X, Boomers, and those who preceded us are sure to recall one specific thing that was not included...
During War, He Makes Art: Painter Antonio Mcilwaine creates, curates, and advocates Rakim: Hip Hop is Still Living by Antonio Mcilwaine donated by the artist to the Universal Hip Hop Museum Do you remember what came effortlessly to you when you were growing up? You know what I’m talking about:...
GMC (GrandMaster Caz Entertainment) Vest donated by Rah Deluxe to the Universal Hip Hop Museum When we’re growing up or, heck, when we’re fully grown, all of us have pie in the sky goals. For those who envision life in the studio, stage, and...
How it Began Continues to Inspire: Stanley L. Jackson’s Mural is 80s Hip Hop Hip Hop Mural (Back to the 80s), 2019 by Stanley L. Jackson, donated by the artist to the Universal Hip Hop Museum (gator foam cut out: 36” x 21”) Like all music genres, Hip Hop is as much...
Ralph Vargas, legendary Hip Hop percussionist Ralph Vargas: How Da Phunky Drumma Made "Funky Drummer" Percussionist/Drummer also donates one of his snare drums to UHHM Ralph Vargas, also known as Da Phunky Drumma, has been defining and providing sounds in Hip Hop for decades. This well-known percussionist and drummer...
Borbay is a prolific painter whose creative roots took seed when he was a young person. When asked why he wanted some of the paintings from his Hip Hop Series to have a home at Universal Hip Hop Museum, he plainly stated, “The reason that Hip...
“Boogaloo Shrimp” Poster Signed by Producer/Director Taylor Golonka and Dancer/Choreographer/Singer Michael Chambers Iconic. Things and people that are iconic are revered and idolized. While the word is somewhat overused today, in Hip Hop we are appropriately selective with it. We recently acknowledged the 35th anniversary of “Breakin’,” a truly iconic film...
“My radio, believe me, I like it loud I’m the man with the box that can rock the crowd Walkin’ down the street, to the hardcore beat While my JVC rocks the concrete.” “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” by L.L. Cool J on Radio, released 1985 Today and yesterday....
One of the best things about Universal Hip Hop Museum is how the movement inspires and draws people to our community. This is how we link with MCs, teachers, leaders, and all kinds of uplevelers. Alignment and timing are crucial for the creation and development...