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Big Mello promotional photograph
Big Mello promotional photograph
TitleBig Mello promotional photograph
CreatorNeblet, Deron
DescriptionThis promotional photograph accompanied the release of the late rapper Big Mello's 1996 album "Southside Story, " which came out on N-Terrorgation Records. Big Mello was one of the first to rap about Houston's custom car culture. In this dramatic photograph, he is standing in front of the JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly the Texas Commerce Tower, downtown. This copy was owned by DJ Screw.
Date1996
PublisherN-Terrorgation Records
Physical Description1 promotional photograph
GenreBlack and white photographs
Subject (Name)Big Mello
Screwed Up Click (Musical Group)
Subject.Topical (LCSH)Rap (Music)--Texas--Houston
Rap musicians--Texas--Houston
Hip-hop culture--Texas--Houston
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Original CollectionDJ Screw Papers, 1975-2006 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=496
RepositoryUniversity of Houston Libraries, Special Collections
DonorDavis, Robert Earl, Sr.
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