ORIGINAL PURPLE SATIN WORLD CLASS WRECKIN' CRU JACKET, CA 1984-85

WORLD CLASS WRECKIN' CRU

AN ORIGINAL PURPLE SATIN WORLD CLASS WRECKIN' CRU TOUR JACKET, CA 1984-85

An embroidered purple satin double -breasted button-up jacket, with World Class Wreckin' Cru logo embroidered onto back, and name "Marsha" embroidered at left breast. 

The World Class Wreckin' Cru was founded by Alonzo Williams, owner of the famous Los Angeles nightclub Eve After Dark. Williams hired two local DJs to join the Cru, Andre "Dre Dre" Young, and Antoine "Yella" Carraby, who would both go on to become pioneers of gangsta rap with N.W.A. Their early records, including their 1987 hit  “Turn Off The Lights” (which featured Dre’s girlfriend at the time, Michel’le) were successful, but they were even more successful at creating a local loyal fanbase in the clubs. The Cru originally included 4 DJs, but once they started playing regularly at Eve After Dark, the Cru expanded to include several other club employees, including Marsha, whom this jacket was made for. The jackets were made in an extremely limited run, for Cru members only. 

PROVENANCE:

From the personal collection of Alonzo Williams, founder of the World Class Wreckin' Cru