Flier for “The International Heavyweight Rappers Showdown Part 1”

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A flier for “The International Heavyweight Rappers Showdown Part 1.” The flier is in portrait orientation and printed on white paper. It is covered top to bottom in black text in varying fonts and sizes and a black-and-white graphic. The small graphic is at the center of the flier: a bust pose image of Grandmaster Flash. Flash is depicted from the mid-chest up. He is facing the viewer and wearing a service-style cap and a patterned shirt. At the top of the flier is a reproduced masthead for the New York Daily News that reads [DAILY [graphic of a camera] NEWS / NEW YORK’S PICTURE NEWSPAPER]. Below is large, featured text that reads [THE INTERNATIONAL / HEAVYWEIGHT RAPPERS / SHOWDOWN COMES TO / NYC FEATURING $1000 / GRAND / PRIZE.].

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