{"product_id":"9781576877753","title":"Rap Tees: A Collection of Hip-Hop T-Shirts 1980-1999","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's foremost collectors of all things hip-hop, DJ Ross One presents—for the first time ever—a much sought after collection of T-shirts in this lushly produced and detailed catalog showcasing over 500 of the genre's best. \u003cb\u003eRap Tees\u003c\/b\u003e outshines all other rap tee collections and will be the definitive reference for generations to come. Providing not only a valuable reference and style guide to these ultra-rare shirts, \u003cb\u003eRap Tees \u003c\/b\u003eis also a unique chronology of the history of hip-hop.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003eBeginning with the earliest rap concert shirts from the Sugar Hill Gang and New York Fresh Fest, circa 1980-84, and spanning the next two decades, \u003cb\u003eRap Tees\u003c\/b\u003e includes rare shirts from a wide selection of the who's-who of the business including: Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, Beastie Boys, Eric B and Rakim, Wu Tang Clan, Jay Z, Nas, EMPD, and many, many more. \u003cb\u003eRap Tees\u003c\/b\u003e bookends the golden age of rap with unique street-corner memorial shirts commemorating the deaths of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003eUnlike typical rock n' roll shirts, hip-hop tees were often made in extremely limited quantities. The elusive concert, promotional, and bootleg tees included in this book are nearly impossible to find on the open market. Only DJ Ross One could track down these gems for you in this one-of-a-kind book, making \u003cb\u003eRap Tees\u003c\/b\u003e the consummate guide for these unique pieces of music history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"powerHouse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055042380016,"sku":"9781576877753","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781576877753_p0.jpg?v=1763793823","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781576877753","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}