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Black jacket with the Hot 97 logo

ca. 1995

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 jacket with the Hot 97 logo. The jacket is made of cotton twill and has a black leather collar. The jacket opens in the center front with a metal zipper and a metal snap at the top of the zipper and at the bottom of the zipper. The jacket has long sleeves, the bottoms of the sleeves are faced with brown and black synthetic flannel. Four large patch pockets are sewn on the front of the jacket. The opening of each pocket is slanted. Brown and black synthetic flannel is sewn along the interior backside of the top two pockets. The same fabric is sewn along the sides and bottom edge of both bottom pockets. The Hot 97 logo is machine embroidered on the top proper left pocket with white thread. The logo reads [HOT 97 / FM / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES].

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2020.30.4

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