DJ Charlie Chase and Grandmaster Caz, Norman Thomas High School
Date1981
Artist
Joe Conzo Jr.
(American photographer, born 1963)
MediumDigital print
Dimensionsimage: 13 5/8 × 19 5/8 in. (34.6 × 49.8 cm)
sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LinePartial gift from the artist and Acquisition Fund, 2024
Object number2024-1.5
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ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextHip-Hop is a unifying culture. Here, Carlos Mandes aka DJ Charlie Chase and Curtis Brown aka MC Grandmaster Caz come together at the spin deck for a performance at Norman Thomas High School in New York City. DJ Charlie Chase and Grandmaster Caz are two members of the Cold Crush Brothers, a Hip-Hop group formed in 1978. The group’s popularity increased when it was featured in Wild Style, the 1982 movie about Hip-Hop culture.
