Tees you can’t sleep on. The Levi’s® x Beastie Boys Tee Collection celebrates the three genre-bending MCs from New York City who burst into the scene in ‘81 with their signature rap-rock sound–an influence that still echoes across the five boroughs today.
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Formed in 1981, the Beastie Boys forever changed the cultural landscape with their irreverent humour, boundary-breaking sound, and unmistakable attitude.
Few groups have had the cultural impact of the Beastie Boys, and now you can get your hands on this Levis/Beastie Boys collab.
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Their major breakthrough came with Licensed to Ill in 1986, and for the next 15 years, they would continue fusing hip-hop, rock, punk, funk, jazz, and a healthy dose of chaos, solidifying themselves as a unique, definitive force during hip-hop’s ‘Golden Era and helping to shape a sound and aesthetic that will always feel distinctly New York.
RIDING ACROSS THE LAND, KICK UP SAND
The Levi’s® x Beastie Boys Tee Collection features four tees inspired by the trio’s iconic aesthetic–and the city that shaped it. Designed to evoke the look and feel of vintage band tees, each piece combines archival inspiration with modern print techniques and authentic washes creating a collection that feels both classic and contemporary.
COMING BACK ‘ROUND
A white short sleeve tee honoring the 1998 “In the Round” tour supporting the Hello Nasty album. Encouraged to colour up and make it your own.
SAY HELLO AGAIN
A black short sleeve tee displays the cover art from their chart-topping album Hello Nasty.
ROOTED DEEP IN CULTURE
A black long sleeved tee featuring the cover art from their 1995 Root Down EP.
AVAILABLE ON LEVI.COM AND AT SELECT STORES WORLDWIDE
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The collection includes four graphic tees celebrating the group’s earlier work, including the classic Hello Nasty album.
Levi’s has teamed up with legendary hip-hop trio Beastie Boys for a ’90s-inspired T-shirt collection. Paying homage to the rap groups rise to fame, this limited release honours their formative years in New York and draws upon the Beastie Boys impact on street culture as well as their earlier music, such as the classic album, Hello Nasty, from 1998.
The Levi’s x Beastie Boys collection includes four different graphic shirts “inspired by vintage collector’s tees, says Levi’s in a press release.” Released Thursday 2nd April, fans can now shop between a “Color Up” white tee, which features a range of artwork from Hello Nasty on the back; a red graphic tee emblazoned with an iconic group logo utilised in their early days; a “Hello Nasty Caviar” tee, that includes the album artwork from the acclaimed 1998 album; and finally, a long-sleeve “Caviar” tee showcasing artwork from their 1995 EP Root Down.
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