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Scope and Contents Originally published in the Source. Contains images of M.C Eiht, Spice 1, and Scarface. These three hip hop artists represent the emergence of regional hip hop scenes and important collaborations between artists from these scenes. M.C. Eiht is from Compton and was part of the gangsta rap scene in the L. A. area. Spice 1 is associated the East Bay (Hayward, CA) and was part of the gangsta rap scene, although not all East Bay rappers were. Scarface is from Houston, Texas and was influential in...

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Originally published in the Source. Contains an image of Slick Rick, who was jailed for attempted murder (he claimed self-defense) and then fought deportation after serving 17 months. Slick Rick is known for his hit song "La Di Da Di" (1985) which features him rapping over Doug E Fresh's beatboxing. He followed up with a number one album in 1988. In 1994 at the time this image was published in the Source, Slick Rick released the album Behind Bars.

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Originally published in the Source. Contains an image of Bill Clinton, who was referred to as "America's first black president" by Toni Morrison during his reelection campaign to highlight the constructed nature of racial identity. The image critiques and complicates this statement.

Scope and Contents Originally published in the Source. This image contains images of Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Bill O’Reilly. O’Reilly hosted a show on Fox News from 1996 to 2017 and was the recipient of the first "Misinformer of the Year Award" in 2008 from MediaMatters for America. In 2003, the year before this image was published, O’Reilly called on Americans to boycott Pepsi because the current ad campaign featured Ludacris and O’Reilly argued that his music glorified guns, drugs, violence, and...

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This image lampoons a group of notable figures in the Republican Party of the day and their relationship with conservative media host, Rush Limbaugh. The illustration anticipates key figures in the next Presidential cycle, as the year of its publication was an off-year election.

Scope and Contents Originally published in the Source. This image contains 50 Cent (from NYC), Juvenile (from New Orleans), Fabolous (from New York), and Lil’ Romeo (from New Orleans). It comments on the formation of police units that specifically targeted hip hop stars and resulted in the arrest of prominent figures. At the time of publication, bounce, a sub-style of hip hop associated with New Orleans was coming to prominence. Each of the performers depicted had chart-topping albums out. 50Cent’s Get Rich or...

Scope and Contents Created after Davis stopped working for the Source. This image of Tupac Shakur as a superhero "SuperPac" is one of the most popular images produced by the artist. Here it is presented with written commentary by the artist that highlights one of ways that mainstream audiences misperceive and misrepresent hip hop through the mispronunciation of the name "Tupac." The name Tupac Amaru comes from the last independent Incan leader who was captured and executed by Spanish colonizers in 1572. The...

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This illustration was created after Davis stopped working for the Source. The image depicts Donald Trump and lampoons his appeal to black voters during the 2016 presidential election. It plays on the title of a popular HBO series Orange is the New Black.