The Art and Influence of Hip Hop
The Art and Influence of Hip Hop
[Nas; Wu-Tang Clan; A Tribe Called Quest; Kanye West]
Eight "promotional use only" Hip Hop t-shirts
Lot Closed
March 30, 05:58 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Collection of eight vintage Hip Hop promotional t-shirts.
1. Blue t-shirt, size XL, ca. mid '90s, made by Echo, "Stretch & Bobbito"
2. White t-shirt, size L, ca. 1999, "Big L", front photo by Ricky Powell, Rawkus and Flamboyant logo on back
3. Navy t-shirt, size L, ca. 1992, "Wu-Tang", logo on front and back.
4. Navy t-shirt, size unknown, ca. 1994, "Nas One Love Illmatic" on front, “It ain’t hard to tell” across back bottom.
5. White t-shirt, size unknown, ca. 1993, [A Tribe Called Quest], Midnight Marauders album cover on front.
6. Black t-shirt, size unknown, ca. early '90s, "Rap Pages" on front, "...but you knew that." on back.
7. Maroon t-shirt, size unknown, ca. 2004, "The College Dropout" on front, "Kanye West" on back, featuring test College Dropout colorway never used after.
8. White t-shirt, size XXL, ca. 1999, "The Infamous Mobb Deep" on front, "Murda Muzik" on back.
8 PROMOTIONAL T-SHIRTS FEATURING SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN '90S HIP HOP
This lot features "Promotional Use Only" shirts, essential in helping to not only establish Hip Hop careers, but the success of the genre itself. These promotional shirts represent some of the first mainstream marketing attempts from various Hip Hop artists looking to cement their status as established and commercially viable talents.
Provenance:
From the personal collection of Chico-N-Esco
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