Dapper Dan

Scoob Lover aka Johnny Famous

A CLASSIC DAPPER DAN ORIGINAL

In 1989, inimitable M.C. Big Daddy Kane and his backup dancer Scoob Lover were snapped on a music video set by American photographer Al Pereira as Scoob was in the midst of cleaning up Kane's shape-up—this photo would go on to become one of the most well known archival images from Hip Hop's golden age. Scoob, in the photo, is wearing one half of the 2-piece, custom-made Dapper Dan suit on offer here.

Featuring a repeating pattern of the Fendi "F" on black, this double-breasted 2-piece suit is a classic piece of early Dapper Dan work. With his eponymous store on 125th Street, Dapper Dan pioneered streetwear in the early 1980s, co-opting luxury branding to design original garments with high-end detail. Known for using exquisite leathers, furs, and other fine materials, he first drew powerful New York City hustlers as clientele, who all came due to his strong street reputation as a legendary professional gambler and dandy. He then went on to outfit entertainers and other celebrities, including Eric B. & Rakim, LL Cool J, Salt-N-Pepa, Mike Tyson, Missy Elliott, JAY-Z, Beyonce, Aaliyah, P. Diddy, Floyd Mayweather, and many more. Dapper Dan has been featured on platforms including The New York Times, Elle, Vogue, W, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, CNN, and Netflix. His works have been on display at The Smithsonian, The Museum at FIT, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art. Dapper Dan’s boutique reopened in 2017 in a major partnership with Gucci. His memoir, "Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem" was released via Random House on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 and is a New York Times Bestseller.

Johnny Jackson, a.ka. Scoob Lover, a.k.a. Johnny Famous started out in Hip Hop as one of two of Big Daddy Kane's backup dancers, before making his debut as a rapper on Kane's 1988 album Long Live the Kane. In 1992, Famous released his first single "Non Stop" with his back-up dancer counterpart Scrap Lover which lead to his own solo deal with Cold Chillin' Records in 1994. On Cold Chillin', Scoob released "Suckaz Can't Hang" and "Champagne on the Block." Today, Famous is a DJ and comedian playing and performing at venues across New York City.