Big Sean Honors Selena Quintanilla With Vintage T-Shirt, Calls Singer a 'Legend'
Big Sean has many loves, apparently including vintage fashion and Selena Quintanilla. The rapper recently revealed to Billboard magazine he loves collecting vintage T-shirts and that he owns a classic shirt depicting the beloved Mexican singer.
Sean's T-shirts are his way of paying homage to the greats before him, and many feature rap and black pop culture icons. However, a shirt bearing Quintanilla's face makes a surprising addition to that collection. The Mexican music star broke barriers in Tejano music and helped launch Jennifer Lopez's career.
"Selena's a legend. She did it big; she was the first," Sean said. "I'm going to rock her on the tee, just like I rock Tupac, just like I rock Biggie."
The 27-year-old, pictured wearing his Selena T-shirt in an image Billboard posted on Instagram, told the magazine he has been collecting vintage apparel for years as an expression of his style and love for fashion.
Sean collected the vintage tees, which number between 30 and 40 unique shirts, online and in stores over the years, reports Complex.
In his collection are shirts of rap legends like Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Wu Tang Clan and Dr. Dre. He also has T-shirts honoring the late Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Brandy and Tiger Woods. The Detroit rapper also cited Tupac, Sean Diddy Combs and Kanye West as some of his fashion icons.
Online searches for Sean's exclusive tees show their worth at over $200. The "Blessed" rapper, however, will not dish on where he goes to find his treasured pieces.
"There's definitely certain places that I go, but you ain't need to know all that," he said. "I don't want everybody getting the tees and sh*t."
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