Hip Hop and R&B Stories
Gang Starr’s fourth album, the 1994 opus Hard to Earn, was built to maintain the respect of the streets, according to its architect, DJ Premier. Eschewing the melodic loops and jazz samples of their earlier recordings, Preemo explored dark and chaotic beats that meshed with Guru’s increasingly complex rhymes about street culture and inner-city politics. Although considered one of the last shots of true NYC underground before the oncoming wave of hip-hop commercialism, Hard to Earn was a critical and financial success—a revered masterpiece and an enduring classic that has held up artistically since its release nearly three decades ago.
Missy Elliott - Original Promotional Photograph
Jay-Z - “Paper Dog” Recall Notes and Console Tape (1998)
Malcolm McLaren - "Duck Rock" Acetates
Jam Master Jay Adidas Leather Tracksuit - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Exhibit Piece
Tupac Lyrics on notepad (framed)
The Roots – Phrenology Autographed Limited-Edition Lithograph Print
Jada Pinkett Birthday Party Invitation (September 13, 1986) — Framed
“Scarface – Money and the Power” - Original Hand-Drawn Storyboard (1/1)
Jay-Z - Sales Achievement Award Signed by Jay-Z and Jimmy Douglass
Aaliyah "One In A Million" Platinum Record
Ginuwine - “Pony” Platinum Sales Award
“Juvenile – 400 Degreez” - Hot Boys Wear Concert T-Shirt - Description
“Lil Wayne” - Lights Out Hot Boys Wear Concert T-Shirt
Geto Boys x St. Ides Custom Rap-A-Lot Jacket
“Master P – Ghetto Dope” - Limited Edition Sintra Print (2 of 16, Signed & Sealed)
Run-DMC “It’s Like That / Sucka MC’s” 12” - DJ-Marked Working Copy
JMJ promo copy of Run DMC - ‘Raising Hell’ album
50 Cent “The Hit” / “The Glow” - JMJ Records Promo 12”
Def Jam 25th Anniversary Slipmats - Official Label Issue
Jeff Hamilton NBA All-Star Jacket (Signed, 2000)
Phat Farm Leather Biker Jacket
Mos Def Black on Both Sides Gold Sales Plaque (Rawkus Records)
Large Professor’s Akai S950 + J Dilla Vinyl & “Candyman” Tapes
