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Photograph of Bone Crusher, Cotton Mouf, and 8Ball at "Crank It Up" video shoot

January 3, 2004; printed later

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color photograph of the rappers Bone Crusher, Cotton Mouf, and 8Ball on the set of David Banner's "Crank It Up" video shoot in Atlanta, Georgia. All three men are facing the viewer with their shirts lifted to expose their stomachs. Bone Crusher, featured on the far left, is wearing a white tank top with orange and blue piping over a blue tee shirt. Cotton Mouf, featured center, is wearing a white shirt with a partially obscured logo on the front that reads [SOUTH]. 8Ball is wearing a white tee-shirt and a white and black baseball style cap. On the back is an inscription written by Bill Adler with the subject, date, and photographer's name.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.136

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