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Gang Starr Promotional Portrait
Gang Starr Promotional Portrait

Gang Starr Promotional Portrait

Visual image Gang Starr
Datec. 1987
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.827.291
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Gang Starr was an east coast Hip-Hop duo that consisted of Massachusetts native MC Guru (Keith Edward Elam, 1961 – 2010) and Texas native DJ/producer DJ Premier (Christopher Edward Martin, b. 1966). Their style combined elements of New York Jazz and Hip-Hop. During their career, Gang Starr helped pioneer the New York Hip-Hop sound. Gang Starr is considered one of the best MC-and-Texas recording artists of the early 90s. 
Black and white promotional portrait photo of Gang Star (L-R; MC Guru and DJ Premier). 
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Gang Starr Promotional Portrait
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Medium: paper (fiber product)
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