MSG-F001 1983-02-20
CURATED BY DR. GLENN TOBY
Every generation crowns its own.
Enter the flyer collectionTHE SWEETY G ARCHIVE
The culture. On the bill.
25 originals · 1979–1983 · New York
MSG-F002 1981-12-31
Citywide Boro Boogithon
MSG-F003 1983-04-03
Easter Sunday at the Empire
MSG-F004 February 6, probably 1982
Boogie Boys / Master Don / Mr. Sweety G
MSG-F005 November 24; year unknown
Big Three Spectacular
MSG-F006 Undated; Wednesdays
Wild Wednesday
MSG-F007 1982-11-19
Super Big Bad High School & College Throwdown
MSG-F008 1980-12-21
Entertainer's Press Party & Award Ceremony
MSG-F009 1982-12-04
NYC's Great M.C. Showdown
MSG-F010 1981-12-25
It's the Fly Girl Celebrational
MSG-F011 Undated; Friday/Saturday sessions
Special Weekend Sessions
MSG-F012 1982-12-24
Second Annual Hip Hop Anniversary
MSG-F013 1979-08-17
Edwin Birdsong at Dance Connection
MSG-F014 1980-02-15
Cipher of Sounds at Sky Jammers
MSG-F015 October 7; year unknown
T-Shirts & Jeans Night / Guardians of Power
MSG-F016 1981-07-09
Award Presentation / Love Spell Associates
MSG-F017 Undated; every Friday night
Disco Extravaganza
MSG-F018 Printed June 25, 1981; verify original
Tribute to Mr. Sweety G / At the Place to Be
MSG-F019 Undated; every Friday
Free Style Dance Contest
MSG-F020 Undated; every Friday night
Good Times
MSG-F021 1980-07-18
The Sweety G Show
MSG-F022 1981-04-18
Blue Magic & The Trammps
MSG-F023 1983-04-03
Night of the Leather Freaks
MSG-F024 1980-09-12
NY's Best in Concert
MSG-F025 1983-02-25
Party With the Stars '83
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THE SWEETY G ARCHIVE
25 artifacts.
1979 to 1983. New York.
Flyers from nights when the culture was still becoming itself. Dance floors, school halls and ballrooms in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, with Mr. Sweety G named on every bill.
From the archive of Mr. Sweety G. Availability being verified. Prices provisional until appraisal. Proceeds fund The Book Bank Foundation.
MSG-F024 / THE PRINTED RECORD
NY's Best in Concert
1980-09-12
Strong shared-billing exhibit anchor, independently cataloged by NMAAHC. Shows advertised association, not endorsement or proof all acts appeared.
- Printed venue
- Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
- Advertised billing
- Crash Crew / Darryl C; Grand Wizard Theodore & Fantastic Five; Marvelous 3; Busy Bee Starski; Kool DJ AJ; DJ Smalls; Love Bug Starski; Mr. Sweety G; Treacherous 3; Rayvon & Johnny Wah.
- Attribution
- Unidentified; small bottom-right credit not confidently legible.
What is verified
- Design documented elsewhereYes · Smithsonian NMAAHC, Sotheby's
- Physical sheet inspectedPending
- Ownership historyPending
- SignaturePending
Pending items are confirmed before any sale completes.
Sources & interpretationWhere this image and its facts come from.
The image documents an advertised event. It does not confirm attendance, endorsements or the authenticity of a physical copy.
ProvenanceWho has owned this sheet.
Not yet verified. The exhibition is confirming the physical sheet, its ownership and any signature. The record appears here once confirmed.
Other copies of this designMuseums that hold one, auctions that sold one.
Context for the design. Not a valuation of this copy.
- Smithsonian NMAAHC · 2020.38.1.15. Same design held by the Smithsonian. Record ↗
- Sotheby's · Hip Hop, New York, 15 September 2020 · Lot 17, twenty-three early flyers. This event is listed in the lot. Result not public; estimate USD 2,000 to 3,000 for the twenty-three. Catalogue ↗
THE CULTURE LIVES BEYOND THE PAPER
Read the bill.
Hear the people.
Mr. Sweety G’s living archive connects these designs with recordings, testimony and his personal story. Global Dance Party carries the listening into a contemporary music space.
FEATURED ARTIFACTS
Begin with five.
Then the whole room.
The bills that institutions and auction houses have already catalogued. Every record opens to the flyer, the night, the sources and the terms of acquisition.
MSG-F024 / 1980-09-12NY's Best in ConcertAudubon BallroomPhysical availability being verifiedMSG-F001 / 1983-02-20First Annual Rappers AwardsJamaica Roller DomePhysical availability being verifiedMSG-F025 / 1983-02-25Party With the Stars '83Biltmore TheatrePhysical availability being verifiedMSG-F009 / 1982-12-04NYC's Great M.C. ShowdownMartin Van Buren H.S.Physical availability being verifiedMSG-F007 / 1982-11-19Super Big Bad High School & College ThrowdownOlympia PalacePhysical availability being verifiedTHE DIGITAL COLLECTION
Every bill.
Another story.
25 designs
MSG-F001 / 1983-02-20First Annual Rappers Awards
Jamaica Roller Dome, 92-07 New York Blvd., Queens
MSG-F002 / 1981-12-31Citywide Boro Boogithon
Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
MSG-F003 / 1983-04-03Easter Sunday at the Empire
Empire Roller Disco, Empire Blvd. & Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
MSG-F004 / February 6, probably 1982Boogie Boys / Master Don / Mr. Sweety G
Old Terrace Ballroom, 26 E. 125th St., Manhattan
MSG-F005 / November 24; year unknownBig Three Spectacular
Dance Connection, 206-10 Hillside Ave., Queens Village
MSG-F006 / Undated; WednesdaysWild Wednesday
Dance Connection, 206-10 Hillside Ave., Queens Village
MSG-F007 / 1982-11-19Super Big Bad High School & College Throwdown
Olympia Palace, 206-10 Hillside Ave., Queens
MSG-F008 / 1980-12-21Entertainer's Press Party & Award Ceremony
The Palace Discotheque, 518 Main St., New Rochelle
MSG-F009 / 1982-12-04NYC's Great M.C. Showdown
Martin Van Buren H.S., 231 St. / Hillside Ave., Queens
MSG-F010 / 1981-12-25It's the Fly Girl Celebrational
Martin Van Buren High School, Hillside Ave. / 232nd St., Queens
MSG-F011 / Undated; Friday/Saturday sessionsSpecial Weekend Sessions
The Rink, 500 Main St., New Rochelle
MSG-F012 / 1982-12-24Second Annual Hip Hop Anniversary
Skatin' Palace, 930 Soundview Ave., Bronx
MSG-F013 / 1979-08-17Edwin Birdsong at Dance Connection
Dance Connection, 206-10 Hillside Ave., Queens Village
MSG-F014 / 1980-02-15Cipher of Sounds at Sky Jammers
Sky Jammers, 106-24 Pinegrove
MSG-F015 / October 7; year unknownT-Shirts & Jeans Night / Guardians of Power
Dance Connection, Francis Lewis Blvd. / Hillside Ave., Queens
MSG-F016 / 1981-07-09Award Presentation / Love Spell Associates
Jamaica Roller Dome, 92-07 New York Blvd., Queens
MSG-F017 / Undated; every Friday nightDisco Extravaganza
Dance Connection, 206-10 Hillside Ave., Queens Village
MSG-F018 / Printed June 25, 1981; verify originalTribute to Mr. Sweety G / At the Place to Be
Jamaica Roller Dome, 92-07 New York Blvd., Queens
MSG-F019 / Undated; every FridayFree Style Dance Contest
Dance Connection, 206-10 Hillside Ave., Queens Village
MSG-F020 / Undated; every Friday nightGood Times
Dance Connection, 206-10 Hillside Ave., Queens Village
MSG-F021 / 1980-07-18The Sweety G Show
Olympia Palace, 206-10 Hillside Ave. / Francis Lewis Blvd., Queens
MSG-F022 / 1981-04-18Blue Magic & The Trammps
Springfield Gardens High School Auditorium, 143-01 Springfield Blvd., Jamaica, Queens
MSG-F023 / 1983-04-03Night of the Leather Freaks
Jamaica Roller Dome, 92-07 New York Blvd., Queens
MSG-F024 / 1980-09-12NY's Best in Concert
Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
MSG-F025 / 1983-02-25Party With the Stars '83
Biltmore Theatre, Church Ave. between Bedford & Flatbush, Brooklyn