Estevan Oriol began his career in the entertainment industry in the late 1980's as a club bouncer at Los Angeles' most popular Hip Hop clubs and infamous Hollywood hangouts. It was there that Estevan first linked up with his Soul Assassin brothers from South Gate, Cypress Hill. Eager to expand his knowledge of the business, Estevan secured a job as tour manager for the rap group, House of Pain, in 1992.
Estevan invoked his unique photography style to catalogue the outrageous experiences he had on tour and began taking pictures of his neighborhood homies and the low rider culture. He had a gift for capturing the raw essence of street life through his photography. Within a short time, he became one of the most sought after photographers of the Urban and Hip Hop community. His work has been featured in magazines world-wide including: COMPLEX, FHM, GQ, Flaunt, Details, Vibe, The Fader, and Rolling Stone.
In 2006, Estevan teamed up with clothing powerhouse, Upperplayground, noted leader in specialty artists' inspired t-shirt lines. Estevan's line expresses his photography on limited edition t-shirts.
The first shirt is a photo of a very young Snoop Dog, it was the very
first time snoop was photographed for media use, as well as his up coming
career as a rapper. The photo was shot in Long Beach.
FUCT clothing is one of the most anticipated hip hop clothing in hip hop industry
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