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Jack White — accomplished guitarist/singer who rose to prominence with The White Stripes — announced he’d signed the first Hip Hop act to his Third Man Records imprint a couple of weeks ago.
“We signed our first rapper,” TMR’s Instagram caption read. “Stay close.”
So, who was it? His name is SHIRT, a Queens MC/designer who’s currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Europe. In honor of the monumental occasion, SHIRT, who once designed a fake New York Times website as a way to praise his own music, has delivered his first visual of the year in the form of the San Holo-produced “Flight Home.”
Directed by SHIRT and Dave Svedosh, the video finds him rapping from the top of a truck emblazoned with the adidas and Nike logos in Manhattan. From 23rd on Broadway through the Lower East Side, SHIRT raps for 50 or so blocks as crowds look on.
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SHIRT’s debut album, PURE BEAUTY, is expected to arrive via TMR on February 9 and will be followed by a vinyl release on February 23.
Watch the “Flight Home” video above.
Source: Hip Hop DX
