Auction Closed
September 16, 12:26 AM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
[J.J. FAD]; [MC J.B.]
MC J.B.'S CUSTOM EMBROIDERED P🎐INK SATIN J.ಌJ. FAD JACKET, CA. 1988.
Pink satin jacket, fron𝓰t embroidered in white with "Ruthlไess/Atco Records. MC J.B", and back with "J.J. Fad in Effect."
Pioneering female Hip Hop act J.J. Fad was one of the original groups signed to Ruthless Records by Eazy-E. Managed by Jerry Heller, who also managed Eazy-E and N.W.A., the original line-up included Baby D, MC J.B., Lady Anna, O.G. Rocker, and Crazy J. In 1987, J.J. Fad released the track "Anotha Ho", with "Supersonic" as the B-side to the album. All but Baby D and MC J.B. would leave the group and be replaced by Sassy C and DJ Train. The new line up wen💧t on to re-record "Supersonic" in 1988, re-releasing it as an A side, and the rest is history with the electro-charged single bein༒g an early West Coast track to explode nationally; the single certified gold by RIAA, was nominated for a Grammy in 1988 for best Rap Performance, and is one of the best known and loved Rap songs of all time.
The group had these jacketsꩲ made for themselves at the famous Slauson's Swap Meetꦰ in Compton.
PROVENANCE:
Courtesy MC J.B.