We were lucky to catch up with Larry Nuface Compton recently and have shared our conversation below.

Larry Nuface , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

Curating 50 years of hip hop display on rock the bells first ever hip hop cruise

Larry Nuface , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Nuface – Hip-Hop Archivist

For prominent hip-hop historian and entrepreneur Larry Compton, being a part of a special moment and cherishing those memories are important. Compton, better known as NuFace, has been to almost every major hip-hop event, ceremony, concert, or celebration in Atlanta. From Atlanta hip-hop icons T.I., Ludacris, and Young Jeezy, to legendary groups Outkast, Goodie Mob, and the Dungeon Family, he has special memorabilia and moments from concerts or events that he cherishes in his growing collection.

NuFace brings a special piece of memorabilia or a magazine, CD, or even a tape that celebrates the artist’s career to every concert or event that he has attended. He’s been to more than 1,000 concerts and has thousands of photos, memorabilia, and ticket stubs to prove it. NuFace was there for a Goodie Mob performance at Clark Atlanta University in 1994.

Nuface is featured in the 2023 Atlanta United FC production ‘Inside the 404’, where he talks about… ‘Inside the 404’ is a documentary produced by Atlanta United FC in collaboration with Atlanta Influences Everything, as part of the launch of the 404 Kit, Atlanta United’s 2023 third kit.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

It’s really rewarding to pull out artifacts from an artist possibly a cassette or record from the start of their career .The relationships that are built after that

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

I used to be an operator owner of an AVIS franchise for 11 years .The benefits and money were great but I wasn’t in my purpose it didn’t really fulfill me.It wasn’t until that ended that I blossomed and more opportunities in my passion came

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @nuface
• Facebook: Larry Compton
• Twitter: @nuface
• Youtube: IAMNuface

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In the city magazine