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2000 33c Celebrate the Century,1980s: Hip-hop Culture
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US #3190o
2000 Hip-Hop Culture – Celebrate the Century (1980s)
• Part of the ninth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates the rise of hip-hop in the 1980s
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: January 12, 2000
First Day City: Titusville, Florida
Quantity Issued: 90,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the increased popularity of hip-hop music and its associated activities during the 1980s.
About the stamp design: Pictures artwork by Robert Rodriguez of a break dancer. Includes the following text on the back: “Created predominantly by African-American and Latino youths from the South Bronx, hip-hop culture – including rapping, break dancing, DJing, and graffiti – spread across the US and world, influencing dance, music, language, and fashion.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: Hip-hop culture, with its own dynamic music, dance, and clothing styles, became a cultural influence in the 1980s. Black youths who lived in south Bronx spread hip-hop to other urban areas. Disc jockeys like Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash played an important role in hip-hop culture and the start of its music style, called “rap.”
The Sugar Hill Gang had the first hit rap son in 1979 with “Rapper’s Delight.” Rap music began to appeal to a more diverse audience in the 1980s. Most early songs were intended to be heard over booming mobile sound systems as high-energy party music. Disc jockeys would “scratch” a record with the needle of the record player to create orchestrated solos during songs.
Break dancing was a hip-hop rage in the ‘80s. The acrobatics, improvisation, and complicated rhythms displayed by the dancers created a distinctive style of social dance. Groups of young people would gather to show off their moves and compete against one another. They wore hooded sweatshirts, baggy pants, brand-name sneakers, and backward baseball caps.
Members of the hip-hop culture made graffiti into an art form. Well-intentioned graffiti artists turned gray concrete walls into colorful images that often suggested a message of unity or nationalism.
US #3190o
2000 Hip-Hop Culture – Celebrate the Century (1980s)
• Part of the ninth sheet in the Celebrate the Century stamp series issued from 1998-2000
• Commemorates the rise of hip-hop in the 1980s
• Includes text on the back with historical details
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Series: Celebrate the Century
Value: 33¢ First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: January 12, 2000
First Day City: Titusville, Florida
Quantity Issued: 90,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset, Intaglio
Format: Panes of 15
Perforations: 11.5
Tagging: Block tagging
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate the increased popularity of hip-hop music and its associated activities during the 1980s.
About the stamp design: Pictures artwork by Robert Rodriguez of a break dancer. Includes the following text on the back: “Created predominantly by African-American and Latino youths from the South Bronx, hip-hop culture – including rapping, break dancing, DJing, and graffiti – spread across the US and world, influencing dance, music, language, and fashion.”
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida.
About the Celebrate the Century series: The USPS launched the Celebrate the Century series in 1998 to mark the end of the 20th century and herald the arrival of the 21st. The series includes 10 sheets of 15 stamps (150 in total), with each honoring important moments from a different decade (1900s, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s). At the time of completion, it was the longest and most ambitious commemorative stamp series in US history.
History the stamp represents: Hip-hop culture, with its own dynamic music, dance, and clothing styles, became a cultural influence in the 1980s. Black youths who lived in south Bronx spread hip-hop to other urban areas. Disc jockeys like Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash played an important role in hip-hop culture and the start of its music style, called “rap.”
The Sugar Hill Gang had the first hit rap son in 1979 with “Rapper’s Delight.” Rap music began to appeal to a more diverse audience in the 1980s. Most early songs were intended to be heard over booming mobile sound systems as high-energy party music. Disc jockeys would “scratch” a record with the needle of the record player to create orchestrated solos during songs.
Break dancing was a hip-hop rage in the ‘80s. The acrobatics, improvisation, and complicated rhythms displayed by the dancers created a distinctive style of social dance. Groups of young people would gather to show off their moves and compete against one another. They wore hooded sweatshirts, baggy pants, brand-name sneakers, and backward baseball caps.
Members of the hip-hop culture made graffiti into an art form. Well-intentioned graffiti artists turned gray concrete walls into colorful images that often suggested a message of unity or nationalism.
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