#Idmg records hip hop archive
The magazine’s archive was transferred to Cornell’s Hip Hop Collection by its founder and editor, David Schimdlapp, who worked with legendary artist and hip hop cultural pioneer Phase2 (1955-2019) as art director of the magazine. It can also be searched by title, artist, or by categories of alterations or annotations such as “Zulu Nation Sure Shots,” albums on which he indicated his preferred tracks.Ĭoming soon: Images documenting aerosol and street art from the editorial files of the International Graffiti Times (IGTimes) the first underground zine devoted to aerosol and street art (1983-1994). The collection can be browsed in the order Bambaaataa acquired his records. This digital collection also offers a diverse tapestry of album art documenting the many looks, attitudes and ideas that artists contributed to the era. You will see an eclectic mix of soul, funk, rock, R&B, disco, and African and Latin music-genres that formed the basis of Hip Hop’s musical identity before recorded "rap music" was popularized by the entertainment industry beginning in 1979. Bambaataa’s early vinyl record collection offers essential information on Hip Hop culture’s many visual and sonic influences.
The collection shows nearly 1,400 of the earliest 12" records Bambaataa owned, representing a small subset of his famed record collection. The Numbered Vinyl Records of Afrika BambaataaĪs part of Afrika Bambaataa’s archive in the Cornell Hip Hop Collection, this digital collection contains images of selected 12" vinyl records from Bambaataa’s music collection-records that he numbered, signed with his name, and often annotated as he acquired them from the late 1960s into the early 1980s.
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