“From what I can gather from internet searches (so take it with a grain of salt) there was a tee shirt shop in Brooklyn in the ’70s and ’80s where this typeface orginated. The legend goes that an Old English / Blackletter typeface was simplified enough so it could be cut out of felt letters and ironed on to shirts and jackets of many a rapper and b-boy crew. From Grandmaster Flash to the Rocksteady Crew, Biz Markee and Joe Strummer visiting on tour with the Clash. I couldn’t find a digital version of this font anywhere so I decided to make one.” — Ben Goetting