Local rapper Vice Souletric possesses a real appreciation for old school hip-hop. He has recently worked with the likes of Talib Kweli, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Skyzoo, Nore, Nottz, Hitekand and KRS-ONE.

Now, Souletric has launched a new T-shirt line that pays tribute to the “original hip-hop stars.”

Shirts feature caricatures of everyone from Run D.M.C. to Tupac Shakur and Jay-Z.

Each T-shirt also comes with a signed copy of Souletric’s latest album, Vice for President 2.

This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2018.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.