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Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #30: Big Daddy Kane Year: 1990 Circulation: Rarer than bad BDK lyrics. Big Daddy Kane is one of the best lyricists in the golden age of hip hop. In fact, MTV put him at #7 on their list of greatest MCs of all time and Kool Moe Dee listed him as #4 on his list of 50. Pimpin Aint Easy is a single from BDK’s best selling album It’s a Big Daddy Thing. As you can tell by the design on this tee he’s also one of ... Read more

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #29: Dweezil Zappa Year: 1987 Circulation: Rarer than a Dweezil Zappa hit. Don’t love him for being the offspring of Frank Zappa. Don’t love him because of his ridiculous name. Don’t love him because he was fired from MTV for badmouthing the channel on Howard Stern’s show. Don’t love him for his cameos in Pretty in Pink and The Running Man. Love him for his collaboration with musician Don Johnson. Brand: Screen Stars Measurements: 20.5″ (pit-to-pit) 26.75″ (rear collar-bottom seam) Condition: Excellent vintage condition. Variables: None. Price: ... Read more

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #28: The Lord of the Rings Year: 1978 Circulation: Rarer than the rings. The special effects for live-action in 1978 were not advanced enough to do a Tolkien film justice, so the producers made the wise decision to animate. But many scenes in this film were actually shot traditionally with actors in costume but these frames were then retroscoped. Retroscoping is an animation technique that involves tracing over live-action which better captures its complexity resulting in a more realistic feel. It’s a little known fact that director ... Read more

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #27: The Arsenio Hall Show Year: 1989 Circulation: Minimal A.H. began his career as a stand-up comedian in L.A. who landed plenty of T.V. work including a stable gig voicing Winston for The Real Ghostbusters cartoon. In 1987 he filled the empty seat of Joan Rivers when she was fired from The Late Show and quickly proved himself in the ratings despite cancellation. After starring with Eddie Murphy in Coming to America Arsenio was given his own show in 1989 – Roo, Roo, Roo, Roo, Roo! [while ... Read more

Defunkd’s exclusive collection of vintage t-shirts for sale at reasonably exorbitant prices. Item #26: The JAMs, The KLF Year: 1989/1990 Circulation: Probably only 23. The KLF (also known as The Jams (Justified Ancients of Mu Mu) and The Timelords) were a British acid house, rave, electronica, hip hop, and/or techno outfit formed in the late 80s. But the duo were mostly avant-garde artists who utilized music, literature, film and publicity as their canvas to debunk the music industry. After producing the top selling single, Doctorin’ The Tardis they spit in the face of music by authoring The Manual (How To ... Read more