Ain't That Something
Superstar
The real answer is the NBA. When the NBA clothing player clothing policy taking effect killed the Urban wear market. Like it or not the NBA is the biggest influence on hip hop and urban wear.
can someone explain to me why fubu flopped?
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NZA
LOL
all hip hop brands flop. they are fads. fubu had the greatest run of them all and should be applauded.
Incognegro
Rookie
The real answer is certain brands are popular in certain areas. If the brand doesn't adapt so that it becomes trendy in new areas or reappears in areas that once felt that the fad of wearing that brand has passed the brand will fail which is what happens. Aeropostale a "white" brand is about to fail it has been around since 1987 when EPMD was wearing it. It got too popular and people don't feel special wearing it anymore. At least where I'm at. As a brand in the middle is where you want to be, you want to be acceptable but not too popular.
FUBU doesn't stand for "For Us, By Us," it stands for "Four Urban Brothers United"
And FUBU fell off after it was being sold in places like Walmart and white people were wearing it
And FUBU fell off after it was being sold in places like Walmart and white people were wearing it
fubu was done way before 2005 brehshyt went out with the 5XL tee, breh
Fubu had its time on top, but its time passed...simple as that.
Tommy Knocks
retired
where your shirt then?pelle pelle aint flopped nikka
Tommy Knocks
retired
but wasnt FUBU the urban lifestyle?with those brands they were just selling clothing Tommy and Ralph Lauren (especially ralph) are also selling a lifestyle. Even though they jumped on the urban band wagon they always stayed true to their core brand of traditional american clothing (seersucker suits, collegiate sweaters, button down shirts, tweed jackets, bright colored shorts etc) and that upper class waspy northeastern preppy lifestyle of ivy league and boarding schools, beach front houses in Connecticut or martha's vineyard, and upper east side cocktail parties. Just stepping into one of Ralph's mansion would let you know this shyt ain't just about clothes:
the majority of the people who buy his shyt ain't richor from that background but dude sure know how make a lot of them feel like that through his clothing
DJ Mart-Kos
All Star
I think Karl Kani had the best run. Fubu second.
Because black people would rather wear clothing created by racist white people 
Roaden Polynice
Superstar
Nikkas still rockin Pelle doggie
We flossin these skreets in Karl Kani shyts
Finna cop me some Chris Childs Pure Playaz shorts
Finna cop me some Dunk.net sneakers
Finna cop me some Triple 5 Soul hoodies
Finna cop me some Vokal shirts for daytime flossin
Finna cop me some Cross Colors sweatshirts
Bout to floss Antonio Ansaldi right now
We flossin ova chea
Man this post was unfunny
