Skip to Content

Grammy Museum to launch 50 years of hip-hop exhibit featuring artifacts from Tupac, Biggie

By MARIA SHERMAN
AP Music Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Museum says it is launching the “Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit”, celebrating 50 years of the music and culture’s global impact. The museum announced Thursday the exhibit will open on Oct. 7. The 5,000 square foot exhibition will include artifacts such as Tupac Shakur’s handwritten 1992 essay “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” Notorious B.I.G.’s red leather pea jacket, and LL Cool J’s red Kangol bucket hat. Jason King is the dean of the Thornton School Music and a co-curator of the exhibit. He says “Hip-Hop America” has been “carefully curated to reach everyone from hip-hop connoisseurs to uninitiated novices.” It runs through Sept. 4, 2024.

Article Topic Follows: AP-National

Jump to comments ↓

Associated Press

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KVIA ABC 7 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content