The Work

Everything we make, in one place. Caps, apparel, and the working tools — the notebooks, rhyme books and training logs meant to be used rather than displayed.

Built for practice, not costume.
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  • The Bench Tee

    The Bench Tee

    The Bench Tee
    $44.00
  • The 2 and the 5 Tee

    The 2 and the 5 Tee

    The 2 and the 5 Tee
    $44.00
  • The Last Car Tee

    The Last Car Tee

    The Last Car Tee
    $44.00
  • The Layups Tee

    The Layups Tee

    The Layups Tee
    $44.00
  • Black Graffiti Cap with ALL CITY. handstyle embroidery on a concrete ledge

    Graffiti Cap

    Graffiti Cap
    $40.00
  • Black Emcee Cap with EARN THE MIC. embroidery on a concrete ledge

    Emcee Cap

    Emcee Cap
    $40.00
  • Black Bboy Bgirl Cap with GO LAST. embroidery on a concrete ledge

    Bboy Bgirl Cap

    Bboy Bgirl Cap
    $40.00
  • Black Selector Cap with PLAY IT FIRST. embroidery on a concrete ledge

    Selector Cap

    Selector Cap
    $40.00
  • White TAKI 183 Cap with black handstyle embroidery on a cinder block ledge

    TAKI 183 Graffiti Cap

    TAKI 183 Graffiti Cap
    $40.00
  • Gray 1200 Turntable Cap resting on a turntable platter, seen from above

    1200 Turntable Cap

    1200 Turntable Cap
    $40.00
  • Charcoal 808 Drum Machine Cap resting on a drum machine keyboard

    808 Drum Machine Cap

    808 Drum Machine Cap
    $40.00
  • White 1520 Cap with black handstyle embroidery resting on a vintage chair

    1520 Cap

    1520 Cap
    $40.00
  • Close-up of the charcoal TWO COPIES print on the black tee

    Two Copies Tee

    Two Copies Tee
    $44.00
  • Close-up of the charcoal SIX STEP footwork diagram print on the black tee

    Six Step Tee

    Six Step Tee
    $44.00
  • Close-up of the charcoal OFF THE DOME print on the black tee

    Off the Dome Tee

    Off the Dome Tee
    $44.00
  • Close-up of the charcoal ALL CITY print on the black tee

    All City Tee

    All City Tee
    $44.00
  • Folded black Loop Tee showing THE LOOP handstyle over charcoal Loop

    The Loop Tee

    The Loop Tee
    $44.00
  • Folded black Flow Tee showing THE FLOW handstyle over charcoal Flow

    The Flow Tee

    The Flow Tee
    $44.00
  • Folded black Repost Tee showing THE REPOST handstyle over charcoal Repost

    The Repost Tee

    The Repost Tee
    $44.00
  • Folded black Handle Tee showing THE HANDLE handstyle over charcoal Handle

    The Handle Tee

    The Handle Tee
    $44.00
  • Folded black Drop Tee showing THE DROP handstyle over charcoal Drop

    The Drop Tee

    The Drop Tee
    $44.00
  • Folded black Fit Tee showing THE FIT handstyle over charcoal Fit

    The Fit Tee

    The Fit Tee
    $44.00

THE VAULT

KNOWLEDGE IS THE FIFTH ELEMENT

Hip-hop has always taught itself. Those who knew shared with those learning — in cyphers and crews, on corners and in studios. The Vault continues that: history, technique, and craft across all four elements.

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125th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues, Harlem — the block where Dapper Dan's Boutique operated from 1982 to 1992.

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For ten years there was a shop on 125th Street that sold clothes the luxury houses had never made. Not copies of thei...
A cassette tape with a hand-written label — the format hip-hop circulated on before there was a record industry for it.

Dubbed, Not Released: The Tape Economy Before the Record Deal

On July 3, 1981, two crews battled at Harlem World for a thousand dollars. Somebody recorded it. The tape moved hand ...