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Photographic print of Compton's Most Wanted at EMI Records

September 20, 1990

New York City, New York, 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 black and white photograph of the duo Compton's Most Wanted, MC Eiht and Tha Chill, at EMI Records. MC Eiht is on the proper right side. He has curly hair and a goatee. He is wearing a black jacket that reads [MC EIHT CMW] in white and he is wearing a black baseball cap. Tha Chill is on the proper left side. His proper right arm is resting on MC Eiht's left shoulder. He is wearing a black jacket, a black Raiders baseball cap, and two hoop earrings in his proper left ear. On the back of the print are two inscriptions handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, photographer, location and date.

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Catalog reference: 2015.132.273

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