Front of unbleached F1RST T1ME mixtape T-shirt with dense black spoken-word text printed over an offset red rectangle.
Back of unbleached Willie Norris-inspired mixtape T-shirt displaying a large red F1RST T1ME circled-1 logo.
F1RST T1ME's Willie Norris Inspired & Approved Mixtape Shirt worn with a red face covering, showing its red text graphic alongside the physical WHENEVER I POP mixtape CD.
Front of the WHENEVER I POP physical CD case, with black title and F1RST T1ME lettering over red bars.
Back of the WHENEVER I POP physical CD case with F1RST T1ME's large red circle-and-number-1 logo on an off-white insert.
Front of unbleached F1RST T1ME mixtape T-shirt with dense black spoken-word text printed over an offset red rectangle.
Back of unbleached Willie Norris-inspired mixtape T-shirt displaying a large red F1RST T1ME circled-1 logo.
F1RST T1ME's Willie Norris Inspired & Approved Mixtape Shirt worn with a red face covering, showing its red text graphic alongside the physical WHENEVER I POP mixtape CD.
Front of the WHENEVER I POP physical CD case, with black title and F1RST T1ME lettering over red bars.
Back of the WHENEVER I POP physical CD case with F1RST T1ME's large red circle-and-number-1 logo on an off-white insert.

'WILLIE NORRIS INSPIRED & APPROVED MIXTAPE SHIRT', 2022

$56.00 $111.00

INSPIRED & APPROVED BY WILLIE NORRIS HERSELF

ORIGINAL EVERYBODY.WORLD CLASSIC TRASH TEE — SCOUR
100% UNBLEACHED, UNDYED, RECLAIMED WASTE COTTON
PRESHRUNK 6.5 OZ / 216 GSM JERSEY
SIDE-SEAM CONSTRUCTION
MADE IN LOS ANGELES
XL (OVERSIZED) / XXL (ARTISANAL)
EDITION OF 111

INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY PHYSICAL CD & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF 'WHENEVER I POP — HOSTED BY JADAKISS' (2022).

ALL PROFITS FROM THE PROJECT WERE DONATED TO THE LUCILE PALMERO CLUBHOUSE AT KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, SOUNDVIEW, THE BRONX.

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INSPIRED & APPROVED BY WILLIE NORRIS HERSELF

ORIGINAL EVERYBODY.WORLD CLASSIC TRASH TEE — SCOUR
100% UNBLEACHED, UNDYED, RECLAIMED WASTE COTTON
PRESHRUNK 6.5 OZ / 216 GSM JERSEY
SIDE-SEAM CONSTRUCTION
MADE IN LOS ANGELES
XL (OVERSIZED) / XXL (ARTISANAL)
EDITION OF 111

INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY PHYSICAL CD & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF 'WHENEVER I POP — HOSTED BY JADAKISS' (2022).

ALL PROFITS FROM THE PROJECT WERE DONATED TO THE LUCILE PALMERO CLUBHOUSE AT KIPS BAY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, SOUNDVIEW, THE BRONX.

EXPLORE MORE MIXTAPES.

SIZE MEASUREMENTS BELOW ↓

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SIZE & MEASUREMENTS

ORIGINAL EVERYBODY.WORLD CLASSIC TRASH TEE (SCOUR)

GARMENT MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES.

XL — OVERSIZED
CHEST: 25" / LENGTH: 31" / SLEEVE: 9"

XXL — ARTISANAL
CHEST: 27" / LENGTH: 32" / SLEEVE: 9"

CHEST WIDTH MEASURED FLAT, ACROSS THE GARMENT. MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE.

ABOUT THE WORK

WHEN F1RST T1ME APPROACHED FASHION DESIGNER WILLIE NORRIS TO CREATE THE GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR HIS FIRST MIXTAPE, 'WHENEVER I POP — HOSTED BY JADAKISS' (2022), SHE PROPOSED A DIFFERENT APPROACH: AN INVITATION TO CREATE A "PERFECT BOOTLEG" OF HER EXISTING WORK, WITH HER APPROVAL.

DRAWING FROM HIS PERSONAL ARCHIVE OF NORRIS'S DESIGNS, F1RST T1ME DEVELOPED THE SHIRT'S GRAPHIC LANGUAGE, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED THE VISUAL IDENTITY AND ICONOGRAPHY OF THE MIXTAPE ITSELF.

THE FRONT RECONTEXTUALIZES NORRIS'S DISTINCTIVE RED BOX AND TYPOGRAPHY, PRESENTING A SPOKEN-WORD PASSAGE FROM THE MIXTAPE'S OUTRO THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THE COLLAR. THE BACK FEATURES F1RST T1ME'S CIRCLED-1 LOGO, REFERENCING MARTIN MARGIELA'S NUMBERED LABEL.

REVERSING THE CONVENTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND MERCHANDISE, THE SHIRT INFORMED THE RECORDING'S VISUAL PRESENTATION RATHER THAN FOLLOWING IT. THE RESULT IS AN AUTHORIZED BOOTLEG THAT QUESTIONS ORIGINALITY, APPROPRIATION, AND AUTHORSHIP WHILE POSITIONING FASHION AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE MUSIC'S VISUAL IDENTITY.