Vintage Tupac

The vintage Tupac Shakur T-shirt, featuring a stark, close-up, black-and-white headshot with a visible nose piercing, is an iconic piece of rap merchandise that captures the rapper’s raw charisma and defines his revolutionary mid-1990s image. This particular photograph is often associated with the period when Tupac signed with Death Row Records and released his monumental 1996 album, All Eyez on Me, though the nose piercing and distinct goatee look were features of his personal style throughout his most turbulent and prolific years, beginning around 1993. The image, which shows the complexity and defiant intensity in his eyes, became a common and enduring graphic tee design that helped solidify his status as a martyr and an enduring icon of hip-hop and youth rebellion after his tragic death in September 1996.

Size 68.5x61cm
Condition 9/10 (Stains)