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James Hamlett Beat-down newspaper material

 Collection
Identifier: 8162

Content Description

Collection contains materials associated with the production of Beat-down newspaper, including a poster for the magazine, a September 23, 1997, audio interview with Rakim (also digitized on accompanying flash drive), and Hamlett's business cards and American Express card for the newspaper. Also included is a complete run of the newspaper, signed by Hamlett, cataloged separately at https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/16198206.

Dates

  • 1994 - 1998

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of digitized audio visual materials is limited to on-site access only.

Biographical / Historical

Beat-down newspaper was a Hip Hop and urban music news source launched in June 1992 by Haji Akhigbade and Sacha Jenkins, who sold Beat-down in 1994 when they established Ego Trip magazine. James Hamlett was Beat-down's associate producer between 1993 and 1998.

Extent

.2 cubic feet.

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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