B49765 – Hip-Hop & Rap Backstage Pass Artwork, Uncut Sheets & Backstage Passes (USA)

A collection of concert items for various well-known hip-hop and rap artists from the 1980s and 1990s. Included are:

• Russell Simmons Phat Jam original backstage pass artwork on a 35cm x 30cm (12 x 14 inches) presentation board for a performance at The Academy in New York on June 18, 1993.
• Russell Simmons Phat Jam June 18, 1993, The Academy, NY, set of two backstage pass color proof sheets 28cm x 43cm (11 x 17 inches).
• MC Hammer 1992 Too Legit Tour black & white transparency.
• Hip-Hop Tribute To Easy E 1996 featuring Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre, original backstage pass artwork lay-out on an 22cm x 28cm (8.5 x 11 inches) presentation board, as well as an original All Access pass to this event.
• Goodie Mob World Tour laminated backstage pass security sheet (8 ½ x 11 inches)
• Diddy 2011 VIP parking pass & concert ticket
• Lot of 9 laminated backstage passes for 2 Live Crew, MC Hammer, Goodie Mob, Rick Ross & Tupac Shakur Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction (2017), and others.
• MC Hammer unused stick-on pass.
• 50 Cent unlaminated backstage pass.

Provenance: the concert items come directly from the personal collection of Dave Otto, president of OTTO Printing & Entertainment Graphics.

There are some light creases around the edges of the larger sheets, and some may have been previously folded. Overall, the condition of the sheets and individual passes ranges from very good to near mint.