


I didn’t want something that was super polished or professional I wanted to capture that amateur skill level - which is the same kind of skill level that I saw when looking at old airbrush artwork back in the ’90s. “I looked for amateur airbrush artists, and I found a bunch of them on Etsy. “I wanted to do an airbrush theme that was very unique to the South where he’s from,” Preston told Highsnobiety. Bravado Following collaborative drops from the likes of Heron Preston and Cactus Plant Flea Market, Lil Wayne ‘s wide-ranging Tha Carter V merch rollout is set to close today.

The backside includes famous bars from 2008’s ‘A Milli,’ emblazoned with “What’s a goon to a goblin” in a bold green font. Highsnobiety got a sneak peek at Preston’s airbrushed white T-shirt, featuring a graphic of a youthful Lil Wayne inhaling a joint. Wayne collaborated with innovative designer Heron Preston for the collection’s debut collaboration. ET on Wednesday over at Tha Carter V official online shop. Arguably one of the first artists who turned rappers into full-blown rock stars, Lil Wayne’s influence can be seen in artists like Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, and other iconoclasts who continue to redefine hip-hop style by their own terms. The people behind them each have an emotional connection to Lil Wayne and the long legacy he’s established not just in music, but also on the style front. You’ll also get a digital download of the album and presale ticket access for an upcoming 2019 tour with every purchase.The brands involved weren’t selected at random. The short-sleeved tee is $40 USD, the long-sleeve shirt goes for $65 USD, and the hoodie retails for $85 USD. Keeping on track with the other drops, the Midnight Studios x Lil Wayne album merch for Tha Carter V is available right now at for the next 24 hours only. Although this one is the least extravagant of the capsules we’ve seen so far, each item available is still a cool collectors item that fans will have no problem copping in support of Weezy F. The exclusive merchandise collection is fully curated by Bravado, which has worked alongside.

All three are accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek play on the album’s tracklist for the back graphic, with items you’d find in the Midnight Studios vault substituting for actual song names. Lil Wayne Partners With 14 Different Designers To Create ‘Tha Carter V’ Merchandise Collection. The other two are fairly simple as well, with a classic photo of Wayne on a white long-sleeve shirt and for the other a guitar emblem necklace graphic on a red hoodie. So far, the merch offered in Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V collaborations has been pretty eye-catching. The first of three items included in this set is a “Hi Mom” T-shirt dedicated Lil Wayne’s mom, Jacida Carter, who delivers a tear-jerking intro to the album and spoken interludes throughout. Lil Wayne collaborates with Advisory Board Crystals for his third 'Carter V' merch drop.
