[Gerrie Summers]
Gerri Summers' collection of 14 vintage promotional Hip Hop t-shirts
Lot Closed
March 30, 05:11 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
14 vintage promotional Hip Hop t-shirts owned by Gerri Summers, ca. late '80s and early '90s.
1. Black t-shirt, size XL, sleeveless, "Sean John"
2. White t-shirt, size XL, "Public Enemy/Fear of a Black Planet"
3. Black t-shirt, size XL, "Public Enemy/Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black"
4. White t-shirt, size L, "2 Live Crew Banned in the USA/Luke Records"
5. Black t-shirt, size L, "A Tribe Called Quest"
6. Black t-shirt, size unknown, "A Tribe Called Quest/Low End Theory"
7. Black t-shirt, size L, "Cypress Hill"
8. White t-shirt, size L, "The Afros/Kickin Afrolistics"
9. White t-shirt, size L, "Salt-N-Pepa/Ooh Baby Baby"
10. White t-shirt, size XL, "Salt-N-Pepa/Very Necessary"
11. Black tank top, size XL, "Tales From the Hood"
12. Black t-shirt, size XL, "Naughty By Nature/Down With O.P.P."
13. Black t-shirt, size XL, "Queen Latifah U.N.I.T.Y./Who You Callin A Bitch???"
14. Black t-shirt, size XL, "ED O.G & Da Bulldogs"
14 PROMOTIONAL T-SHIRTS FEATURING SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN LATE '80S AND EARLY '90S HIP HOP
The collection of shirts offered here constitute publicity attempts sent to and subsequently owned by Gerrie Summers, founding editor of Word Up! magazine, a monthly publication dedicated to Hip Hop and R&B's up-and-coming prodigies, performers, and producers. Essential in helping to not only establish Hip Hop careers, but the success of the genre itself, promotional t-shirts represent some of the first large-scale, mainstream marketing attempts from Hip Hop artists looking to cement their status as established and commercially viable talents.
Founded in August of 1987, the Word Up! magazine quickly rose in circulation, attracting a wide range of youthful readers and Hip Hop enthusiasts. Word Up! stood out from other publications of its kind due to its emphasis on Hip Hop and rap artists, including artists that had not yet made it into the mainstream. Features in Summers' Word Up! (1987-2012) proved indispensable in both launching and propelling the careers of innumerable Hip Hop and R&B legends. The magazine arguably did the same for other publications as Word Up! preceded, inspired, and influenced the influx and growth of Hip Hop magazines.
Provenance:
From the personal collection of Gerrie Summers, Founding Editor-in-Chief of Word Up! Magazine
Condition Report:
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