Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey

The exhibit will be the first major museum exhibition to explore the four-decade history of Hip-Hop in America and the genre's impact on the world. Visitors will learn about the history of Hip-Hop through interactive mixing and listening stations, video footage, rare photographs and original artifacts, including original, handwritten song lyrics by rapper Tupac Shakur; LL Cool J TROOP suit and Kangol hat; Run DMC leather jacket and pants worn during Walk This Way performance with Aerosmith; DJ Jazzy Jeff Homebase Tour jacket; Grandmaster Flash turntables; Hip-Hop sneaker gallery from the private collection of Hip-Hop recording artist Everlast and more.