vintage rap posters

[Philaflava]

I'm looking for an original ATCQ poster, preferably of either LET or MM.

Does anyone know of a place that may have these? I've checked eBAY and nothing.

[Echo Leader]

I'm sure Mindbender has one, and I'm sure he would sell it to you for real cash moneys, or a spot on the next Philaflava posse cut.

[Verge]

yeah i been keeping an eye out on ebay for any old dope rap posters for awhile but haven't seen all too many around. Seen a couple of Public Enemy ones a few months ago and I bought a MIC poster and a black and white and silver DOOM (from MM Food era) poster each for like a dollar from fifthelement website.

I hope you still got that Big L plaque Gloss, that shits ill.

[Philaflava]

Yeah still got the plaques. Redoing the man cave and thought about picking up one more item.

[bbatson1]

You can't get it. There's one version of the LET theory that was a post and very large. Almost three feet by 4 feet. It's only shown up on ebay twice in the last few years. I haven't seen one for almost two years and the last time it went for quite a bit of money.

If anyone does know somewhere else I'd like to know. I've been keeping an eye out for the let one for years. It's very rare.

[Philaflava]

The MM album cover would sell like hot cakes if somebody pressed it.

[Verge]

yeah thats a good idea. pretty much anything with the red black green design or with the character id be happy with.

[Philaflava]

i was thinking more because of the face collage. a friend of mind had a midnight marauders poster and i would pay a mint to have that today.

[bbatson1]

There's tons of sites on the internet that make posters if you upload a picture. I'd love somebody to be the guinea pig and give it a shot. If you have a high quality scan of an album cover I'd like to see how it turns out.

[Philaflava]

if there is a high quality image of that cover i'll give it a shot.

[Mark 563]

Over at the DWG forums, Drew Huge (of Fat Lace and Hip Hop Connection fame) often sells original, vintage Hip Hop posters. Worth giving him a nudge and seeing if he has any Tribe prints.

[diggy64]

There's tons of sites on the internet that make posters if you upload a picture. I'd love somebody to be the guinea pig and give it a shot. If you have a high quality scan of an album cover I'd like to see how it turns out.

I don't think the resolution of an album cover scan would ever be good enough for a poster that size.

JIVE is now what, RCA/BMG correct? I doubt they would give a shit about any request regarding old promo stuff. That's what I loved about those older labels, if you ever sent them mail they would send you a grip of shit back.

[gallax]

Speaking of which: I've been looking for ages for a promo poster of Dare iz a Darkside.
Only thing I can find on the net is this link:
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/r ... omo-poster

If anyone knows where to get it: let me know....

[vancitysfinest]

Would love to know if there is any hook-up for these as well. I've been looking for a bit myself. Ebay has a couple that I like, including the Redman one, but aside from that it's slim pickens on the internets. There are a few I would pay an arm and a leg for.

[vancitysfinest]

i was thinking more because of the face collage. a friend of mind had a midnight marauders poster and i would pay a mint to have that today.

Is the MM poster of the album cover?

[Philaflava]

it was a poster of every face on cover and booklet.

[bignormy]

I used to tear ads out of the source and put em on the wall. I have a big RasASSination poster which is kind of embarrassing. They're all just waiting for a mancave / music room but houses don't have enough rooms...

[Philaflava]

word to that. i still have a shit load of pretty toney posters. even some dj jazzy jeff ones autographed. you think they're worth anything? lol. its not like i need more than one.

[willybuck]

I've seen a couple Tribe posters pop up on ebay in the past. There was a LET poster that was tattered and still went for like $80+

I have some posters rolled up, original, no reissues:

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [huge]
Young D Boyz - Straight Game [24x36] (non-album cover version, horizontal)
Mac Mall - Illegal Business? [18x24]
Ice Cube - Kill At Will [24x36]
Raekwon - OB4CL [24x36] (non-album cover version, horizontal)
C-Bo - Survival In The Gardens [18x24] (this picture, but using a limited color palette of white/grey/green)
MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday [24x36]
Cormega - True Meaning [??x??]
Baldhead Rick & S.B. - Underground Nation Livin' Violently [18x24] (fold creases)
Ghostface Killah - Ironman [24x36]

[Andyman187]

I've been grabbing a lot of promo rap posters off EBay the last couple of years and they were all basically from the same guy who used to run or work at a music store in Houston Texas. He always had some really rare posters and stickers and steadily kept posting auctions a couple times each month with his last one being a few months ago so I assume he has gotten rid of everything now....

Here were a few of the raers I remember off hand;

ATCQ - People Instinctive Travels
ATCQ - Midnight Marauders
Alkaholiks - 21 & Over
Brand Nubian - All For One
Lord Finesse - Funky Technician
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena
Group Home - Livin' Proof
Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal
+ a bunch more that I forget. Most went for $70-100+

There was always this one guy who was dropping serious loot every auction, bidding up the price on every poster so I had to make that fuck pay, most of the time over $100 per poster... I also think it was that same dude who bought Nas - Illmatic and ATCQ - Midnight Marauders for close to $200 each off another seller a while back!

Promo Rap Posters are definitely getting harder and harder to come by nowadays tho...

[bbatson1]

^Was it the Illmatic cover? I've always asked about that one over the years. I've never seen one or found out if there was a full sized album cover poster. I'd love that.


I found a picture of my room for the mid 90's that had a full size Liquid Swordz album cover poster. I'd love to have that now but can't find it.


There was also a HUGE HUGE version of The Great Adventures of Slick Rick cover. If I remember correctly the Low End Theory was also very big. Above the normal 24x36