Oral History Interview with Vikki Tobak, October 15, 2021
Interviewee
Vikki Tobak
Interviewer
Adeerya Johnson
Date2021
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2021.80
Text EntriesVikki Tobak is the author of "Ice Cold: A HIp-Hop Jewelry History '' celebrating hip-hop's legacy in jewelry culture. She is also the author of “CONTACT HIGH: A VISUAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP” and curator of the exhibition of the same name exhibited at Manaraat Al Saadiyat, Annenberg Space for Photography and The International Center of Photography. Her writing has appeared in Complex, Rolling Stone, The FADER, ESPN, Mass Appeal, Paper, Vibe, i-D, the Detroit News, the Library of Congress and more. She is a former producer and columnist for CNN, CBS News, Bloomberg News and other leading media organizations. Vikki got her start as a culture editor for Paper magazine before going on to work at Payday Records/Empire Management working with groups including Gang Starr, Jay-Z, Mos Def and other hip-hop legends of the Golden Era. She was nominated for a Lucie Foundation Awards for Curator/Exhibition of the Year in 2019. She has lectured about music photography at American University, The Schomburg Center, The Kennedy Center, SXSW, VOLTA NY and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
On View
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Fab 5 Freddy
Date: 2021
Object number: 2021.79
Daz
Date: 1999
Object number: 1999.957.1
Tony Tone
Date: 2001
Object number: 2001.343.1
Buddy Esquire
Date: 2001
Object number: 2001.343.2
Frosty Freeze
Date: 2001
Object number: 2001.343.3
Baron Chappell
Date: 2001
Object number: 2001.343.4
Afrika Bambaataa
Date: 2000
Object number: 2000.576.1
Dr. Dre (West Coast)
Date: 1999
Object number: 1999.959.1
John King
Date: 1999
Object number: 1999.960.1
Bob Bogle
Date: 1995
Object number: 1995.406.1
Al Green (Singer/Preacher)
Date: 2000
Object number: 2000.499.1
Jef Jaisun
Date: 1995
Object number: 1995.419.1
