A Great Day in Hip Hop
| A Great Day in Hip Hop | |
|---|---|
XXL #7 centerfold of the photograph | |
| Artist | Gordon Parks |
| Completion date | September 29, 1998 |
| Type | Street photography |
| Location | Harlem, New York |
| Owner | The Gordon Parks Organization |
A Great Day in Hip Hop is a black-and-white photograph of over 200 hip hop artists and producers in Harlem, New York, taken by photographer Gordon Parks on September 29, 1998. It was commissioned by XXL magazine, as a homage to Art Kane's A Great Day in Harlem, photographed in 1958.
The photo was featured on the cover of December 1998's special edition of XXL, titled "The Greatest Day in Hip Hop", as the date of photoshoot coincided with the release dates of albums from Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, OutKast, Brand Nubian, and Black Star.