Category: Hip-Hop

Archive of Tags Often Seen on 1990s “Rap Tee” Bootleg T-Shirts

What is Rap Tee Style? Rap tee style can be described as a collage of imagery layered on a background, typically featuring numerous faces. The fonts are typically outlined in white, with a color inside that often has a shading effect on it. Generally, the tees have a wide variety of colors. This style is often used to describe non-hip hop t-shirts, that aren’t technically Rap Tees – like Tiger Woods or even the Back Street Boys. And of course, they are bootlegs, unlicensed merch. Bay Club Bay Club-tagged vintage 1990s t-shirts are extremely valuable in today’s market. They typically ... Read more

The Crypto-Clueless Person’s Guide to Minting a Vintage T-Shirt as an NFT

FULL DISCLOSURE: I only started paying attention to NFTs about three weeks ago. I am not an expert on any of this, quite the opposite really, the vast majority of it still baffles me. I’m the clueless person referred to in the headline. I was just barely smart enough to mint a vintage t-shirt so I figured I would share my experience with the community. This idea started when my pal Matt started talking about them and their potential in the world of vintage t-shirts. I pay attention when he’s spitballing ideas, he entered the vintage t-shirt game years before ... Read more

The Life & Tees of DJ AM

In 2009 I was lucky enough to interview DJ AM about all things vintage tees. What impressed me more about his collection was that he was happily willing to lend the time to participate (we were a much smaller operation at the time.) There was no runaround with an agent or rep and I didn’t have to hound him to get a response. (Admittedly, I just scoured through our email correspondence again and was thoroughly reminded what a solid guy he was.) The last emails are particularly fitting as to what’s going on right now… From: James Date: Wed, 15 ... Read more

You Down Wit OPP?

Every few weeks we scour through vintage t-shirt sales across the web and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet. 70s vintage Led Zeppelin t-shirt sold for $3250.00 by WyCo_Vintage 80s vintage Dead Boys Dead Years sleeveless tee sold for $989.01 by Stormcrow 80s vintage Leeway Born to Expire tshirt sold for $406.99 by blackrebelvintage 80s vintage Sarcofago Rotting t-shirt sold for $333.00 funguloid 70s vintage Rolling Stones Some Girls tee sold for $345.00 Max Vintage 90s vintage Naughty By Nature O.P.P. t-shirt sold for $300.00 WyCo_Vintage View a previous edition where a ... Read more

Squeal Like a Pig

Every few weeks we scour through vintage t-shirt sales across the web and report which relics are fetching top dollar. More reasons to raid your grandpa’s closet. 70s vintage Mouse Kelly Monster Co tee sold for $500.00 by koshercollectibles 90s vintage N.W.A. Dangerous long sleeve -shirt sold for $450.00 by PuNkrEviVal 90s vintage Guns N Roses Theatre Tour tee sold for $400.00 by Highendgarment 90s vintage Snoop Doggy Dogg t-shirt sold for $395.01 Stormcrow-Vintage 70s vintage Deliverance tee sold for $350.00 koshercollectibles 70s vintage Hand Painted Samurai t-shirt sold for $259.55 WyCo_Vintage View a previous edition where a banned Sonic ... Read more