"StreetWear" is NoLonger "Street"

This is a funny article I found while running through one of my favorite sites. The site had a link to this article about "trends" and "Street Wear" culture. They attribute the shift of name brand clothes to "street wear" clothing to Sean P.ddy combs and Jay-Z. This made me roll around on the floor in utter laughter.

This is the one thing of many things I hate about this country. As soon as they see something gaining the respect and attention of young kids they try to brand it and sell it to everyone. Its all about making money they don't care about where it came from and who started it as long as they can make money off of it and feed there greedy pockets. This is the same thing they did with Hip Hop. First they didn't want to Have anything to do with it. Then they realized the potential of our music and the way our young culture was driven by the look, feel and sound of our music and life.

Now they want to credit people like P.diddy, Jay-Z, and Usher with starting this movement because these are the people they have power over. These are the Black "roll models" that have big companies and make these wealthy old men even more wealthy. They can't say the names of people who are living this lifestyle and creating there own clothes and there own movements because these people don't answer to big companies. The people who are making clothes in there apartment buildings and the people who are opening up there own stores funded by the money they have grossed through hard work and creativity not just a hand down from there rich parents. These people are who should be considered "Street".

But hey who am I but a lonely hater right.

Here's a link to the article