How Hip-Hop Made Timberland a Billion Dollar Brand

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Never had a pair.

Were always too big and bulky-looking for my tastes.
Bought a pair a few years back, never again. The most uncomfortable boots I’ve ever owned, feels like you wearing bricks on your feet.

Which is weird cuz Timberland PRO(actual work boots) are super comfortable. Wore them when I was in construction :wow:
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You can throw on just about anything and not think about it. I use to wear timbs in the summer time, but it's too hot for all that, plus that's some long denim shorts 1999 kinda shyt.


Not going to lie to you I have never rocked Timbs in the summer ever. Maybe that’s why mines never last.


Another fun fact. All my Tim’s are usually other colors. I never had construction color.
 

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At the end of the day..

You could do this same video for any other brands. Grand Puba-Tommy Hil, Run DMC-Adidas, various rappers-alcohol

Unless you have an viable alternative, it's going to stay like that

TBH, 90s Black designers were also guilty of ripping off the community. A lot of urban wear is ridiculously overpriced

It's not even quality, you're just paying for the logo & the so called status of ownership

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Can we list how many non-black companies black people have made into billions dollar brands?


It even surprises me why nikkas don’t start their own sneaker companies. There is definitely a demand for it within the community. Michael Jordan net worth is two billion yet Nike makes three billion.........a year from Air Jordan’s. Somebody please help me make sense of this.:mindblown: Why not just branch out and start our own shyt, instead of partnering with some cac company that only breaks you a piece. Why don’t Jordan, Diddy and Jay Z or something team up. Age old myth that we can’t eat without a morherfukking cracker been at the head of the table.
 
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