HERstory, Vol. 1
Date: 1996
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-023
2019 double-LP compilation celebrating Mary J. Blige's career, featuring hits from the 90s and 2000s.
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
Date: 1970
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-022
1970 double-LP compilation of recordings by Bessie Smith, a pioneering blues singers from the 1920s and 30s, whose outspoken and vulnerable lyrics impact a later generation of Black women in Hip-Hop.
I'll Be
I’ll Be
Date: 1996
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-021
12-inch vinyl single of the 1996 track by Foxy Brown featuring Jay-Z, one of several collaborations that established Foxy Brown alongside Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella circle.
You're The One
You're The One
Date: 1996
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-020
12-inch single by R&B group SWV, released in 1996, representing the vocal-group sound that aligned closely with hip-hop throughout the 90s.
Ghetto Love
Ghetto Love
Date: 1996
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-019
12-inch single by Da Brat featuring TLC's T-Boz, released in 1996, an example of the era's frequent collaborations between women rappers and R&B singers.
Raise It Up
Raise It Up
Date: 1999
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-018
12-inch single by Strings featuring Drag-On, released in 1999 during the Ruff Ryders' commercial peak.
Down 2 Earth / Don't Funk Wid The Mo
Down 2 Earth/Don't Funk Wid The Mo
Date: 1990
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-017
12-inch single by British rapper Monie Love, released in 1990, showcasing the early Native Tongues-affiliated wave of women MCs entering Hip-Hop's golden age.
Cold Rock A Party
Cold Rock A Party
Date: 1996
Medium: vinyl record
Object number: GUM-V-2026-016
12-inch single by pioneering rapper MC Lyte, released in 1996 and later remixed with production input from Missy Elliott and Diddy, one of Lyte's biggest commercial hits.