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If you love music history, reserve some space on your hard drive now for this collection of limited edition record label promo photos of Hip Hop & Dancehall artists compiled by Bigg Boss Luciano of Phila Flava forums. From The Boogie Down Bronx and all 5 boroughs, to the Mid-West, Dirty South and West Coast, this collection of record label promo pics brings together a variety of flavors of Hip Hop and Dancehall music spanning 3 decades.

From one person who appreciates the nostalgia of promotional material to another, Bigg Boss offers a treat for your collection as we move from print to digital media.

View a list of the artists included in this collection here.


Used primarily as a promotional tool for record labels before the internet decreased the use of print promotional media, these photos could be found in your local mom and pops record store as an artists advertisement/promo kit. Now thanks to Bigg Boss Luciano, you can sit back and take a look at eras of Hip Hop and Dancehall at a glance by uploading these digital scans to your favorite photo viewing software. From an artistic standpoint, promo photos commissioned by major record labels might be some of the best black and white photography you can observe within the history of Hip Hop and music in general.



Download: Record Label Promo Photo Archive - Hip Hop & Dancehall Artists From The 80's to 2G by Bigg Boss Luciano (1 zip file and 2 folders of jpg images, 265 images total 36.2 MB)