Guest curators select personal heroes in a series of handpainted jacket collections.
Icons from the past presented by icons of today.
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HIERAM X KARDINAL OFFISHALL
HEROES: Series 1 Curator
Kardinal Offishall is an award-winning Jamaican Canadian artist, producer and executive. For over 25 years, he has played a significant and influential role in Canada’s music industry and cultural landscape.
Kardinal selected barrier-breaking hip hop, dancehall and social justice influences as heroes for his collection.
A portion of proceeds from this project will benefit 30 Elephants Inc, an organization that helps aspiring youth.
Everything 1 of 1
Handpainted Fresh Dope
BAD GYAL
Jamaican-Canadian OG MICHIE MEE broke barriers as one of Canada’s first female hip-hop artists.
Fusing hip hop, dancehall, and reggae, Michie Mee was the 1st hip hop artist from Canada to sign a major American record deal.
BAD GYAL
1 of 1 handpainted Military jacket
STAY GOLD
At age 21, STEVIE WONDER negotiated full and complete artistic control over his work, a revolutionary deal that changed the history of music.
The crossroads of art and social justice, Stevie transformed the industry with his innovative sound, musical genius and voice for human rights and justice.
STAY GOLD
1 of 1 handpainted denim vest
QUEEN OF ROX
14 year-old ROXANNE SHANTE dropped a 7-minute freestyle on Marley Marl’s 1986 hit ‘Roxanne’s Revenge’, blazing a trail for generations of female MCs.
'Roxanne's Revenge', featuring Shante standing up against street harrassment, started Hip Hop’s first beef: The Roxanne Wars.
QUEEN OF ROX
1 of 1 handpainted track jacket
I AM THE PEOPLE
in 1969 Black Panther deputy Chairman Fred Hampton assembled the Chicago Rainbow Coalition, an alliance of rival street gangs created to fight poverty, racism and police brutality.
Considered a radical threat by the FBI, Hampton was assassinated by police in his home. He was only 21.
I AM THE PEOPLE
1 of 1 handpainted denim jacket
