The
Grammy Museum's latest undertaking, "Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit," opens in L.A. on Saturday (10/7).
Sponsored by
Google Pixel, the 5,000-square-foot installation offers exhibits on rap music, dance, graffiti, fashion, business, activism and history. An array of artifacts—including
The Notorious B.I.G.’s red leather pea jacket and
LL COOL J’s red
Kangol bucket hat—will also be on display alongside newly announced ephemera from
Lil Wayne and
Saweetie.
The public unveiling will be preceded by an event on Friday (10/6), beginning at 8pm PT, for people not employed by
HITS. Further details are available
here.
The show, which will run through September 2024, is supplemented by panels featuring such esteemed guests as journalist
Nelson George,
Rap City hosts, Afro Cuban rapper
Mellow Man and hip-hop artist/
Love Your Amazing Self author
Ofosu Jones-Quartey.
From now until June, the Grammy Museum will also host hip-hop education workshops at the
Clive Davis Theater for students interested in learning about the culture's roots.
For information about advanced reservations for "Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit," click
here.
