The Smithsonian's Latest Collection is a Time Capsule of Photos Documenting Hip-Hop's Golden Age

Upon its opening in the fall, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will show a collection of photographs documenting the "Golden Age of Hip-Hop" (up until the early '00s) obtained chiefly by music critic and industry lifer Bob Adler. Adler started hoarding Polaroids and publicity shots of rappers he was covering, both as a critic at the Ann Arbor Sun and then later on as a curator at Eyejammie Fine Arts, a hip-hop photo gallery in Chelsea. The photo collectio...