Rocafella 4:44 Reasonable Doubt Bomber Jacket
Date: 1975
Medium: cotton, nylon
Object number: GUM-AP-2026-002
Bomber jacket from the Jay-Z's 4:44 era, featuring the Roc-A-Fella Records logo patch on the front and an American flag patch on the sleeve.
First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed The Game
Date: 2024
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-001]
Debut book by Nadirah Simmons, founder of The Gumbo, published in 2024 by Hachette's Grand Central/Twelve Books imprint. Held in the personal collection as a milestone artifact marking the brand's own place in hip-hop media history.
Houston Rap Tapes: An Oral History of Bayou City Hip-Hop
Date: 2013
Medium: paperback book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-021
Oral history of Houston's hip-hop scene by journalist Lance Scott Walker, published in 2013 by the University of Texas Press, documenting the city's distinct sound and its key figures through firsthand interviews.
It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him
Date: 2022
Medium: hardcover book
Object number: GUM-BK-2026-022
Biography of The Notorious B.I.G. by journalist Justin Tinsley, published in 2022 by Abrams Books, examining his life and death through the lens of 1990s Brooklyn.