186 pages Edited by Driss Dendoune Foreword by Manu Key Designed by Nicolas Charavet 27,8 x 22 cm Language: French Hardback Publisher: mgh! NEXT Standard edition and six limited editions of 10 hand-numbered copies: black cloth hardback with a cover drawn by hand, in a silver mirror slipcase 2026
“I’m still looking for the t-shirts we put out on Métèque and Mat: the one with the lupara, the one with Captain America that was called ‘Captain Americano’…” — Akhénaton (IAM), June 2026
T-shirts de Rap Français 1989-2010 catalogues the t-shirts made by and for French rap groups over two decades, drawn from Driss Dendoune’s personal collection. Most were printed in short runs and distributed locally, outside label merchandising; the book photographs them as they survive, worn and faded. Each piece is captioned like an archive record — group, release or slogan, year, designer, garment brand: Kayone and Leo for NTM’s 1991 Authentik promo, Nikone for the Mafia K-1 Fry logo, Banga for Timide et Sans Complexe. A record of the graphic culture French rap made for itself, before labels and storefronts.
Six limited editions of 10 numbered copies are bound in black cloth, housed in a silver mirror slipcase, and drawn on by hand in silver marker by Akhénaton, Banga, Kayone, Manu Key (with Doudou Masta and Banga), Sat l’Artificier or Solo. Several of them designed pieces shown in the book. Each cover is unique; the photos show the copies in stock.
