Black Sheep – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Hoodie

Description

You can get with this. Or you can get with that.

In November 1991, Black Sheep dropped A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing on Mercury and quietly stole the Native Tongues playbook — same jazz-loop DNA as De La, Tribe, and the JBs, but with sharper teeth. Dres wrote like a stand-up comic with a switchblade. Mista Lawnge stacked breakbeats and horns like he was building furniture. “The Choice Is Yours” and its “engine engine number 9” revisit went from underground favorite to decades of movie trailers, commercials, and hook-lifts — the kind of song that outlives the era that made it.

They were the outsiders inside the outsider crew. Sheep only in name. This hoodie honors the album that proved Native Tongues had more range than anyone gave them credit for — witty, playful, funky, and quietly dangerous. If you already knew “Similak Child” was smoother than half the R&B on the radio that year, you didn’t need this explained.

Product Details

• Premium Gildan 18500 — 8 oz., 50% cotton / 50% polyester heavy blend
• Air-jet spun yarn for a soft feel and reduced pilling
• Double-lined hood with matching drawstring
• Double-needle stitching at waistband and cuffs
• Front pouch pocket, ribbed knit cuffs and waistband
• Available in Black, Navy, Forest Green, and Dark Chocolate

For the heads who ride for the Native Tongues that never got the plaque. For the ones who still quote Dres verbatim. For you.