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his significance, at least for me is basically introducing hip-hop to japan. as a dj, it's been fun and really exciting to see japan go through a musical transition and produce some really great tunes.
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his significance, at least for me is basically introducing hip-hop to japan. as a dj, it's been fun and really exciting to see japan go through a musical transition and produce some really great tunes.
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i dont .. dont really care who it is what they do and why you or anyone else likes them, their business or products ...
Shoe just looks nice to me and i go after what i like.
Thats all that matters in the end .. u dont have to know to buy
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I went ahead and did an eBay pre order for these from somebody on there that I've gotten from before.(money back if he doesn't cop, x3 money back on authenticity) My point being that I paid nowhere near that much.
If you want them that bad then I say by all means go ahead and get them locked up sooner than later. I think these will sell out REAL quick and be a pretty hard cop. Because if you don't pull the trigger on these there is more than likely somebody going to and take your spot
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He can be singlehandedly credited for that IMO. However, how not knowing that info somehow has any relevance to the state of shoes or the shoe game is beyond me; unless you are Japanese you can't really hate on people wanting these.
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If he introduced Hip Hop to JAPAN.. he must have quit in the 90's
I don't when the last time you went to Japan but their music Scene is stuck on the 90's
all they bumb is West Coast Gangsta Rap, and anything made by J Dilla
go to a club and play French Montana, Jeezy, Migos, TI meek mill or any new music...... THEY WILL ALL JUST STARE at you
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If he introduced Hip Hop to JAPAN.. he must have quit in the 90's
I don't when the last time you went to Japan but their music Scene is stuck on the 90's
all they bumb is West Coast Gangsta Rap, and anything made by J Dilla
go to a club and play French Montana, Jeezy, Migos, TI meek mill or any new music...... THEY WILL ALL JUST STARE at you
yeah, because it's too aggressive and not relatable in any way to their culture. all the jazz-hop and violin/piano based hip-hop beats are great imo. my crew had an album go #1 out there and it's been a fun ride so far.
but i'm stuck in the 90's too, so it works out great for me.
absolutely! not knowing who he or fragment is is a non-issue. people can buy what they like, history of a manufactured product means absolutely nothing unless you're an enthusiast. in reality, it doesn't matter.
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He been designing for nike since 2004. 1/3 of HTM. Influenced most streetwear designers in japan including wtaps, mastermind, and bape. DJ and producer. Introduced Fenom line for Levis denim. Just collaborated on Beats by Dre collection. I'm sure i forgot countless other projects but you get my point.
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those metallic solos look NICE too. just can't get myself to spend sneaker type money on cans though.
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MORE AGGRESSIVE THEN West Coast Gangsta RAP
i don't think so
What's the Name of your group that had a #1 album out there?
let's get s listen?
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to keep u on "the hook"
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I just went from "I'll eventually get over missing out" to "I'm going to cry if I dont have these"
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not about the lyrics...more about the beat choice. will continue in pm as this discussion no longer relates to frags.
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If you are into streetwear he has had much of a significance. Def in the top 15 streetwear brands. He doesnt have his own line, he pretty much collabs with others.
I think this logo might jog some memories. It is prolly more recognizable than the current one
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How is anything being played today more aggressive than 90s rap? These guys are tame compared to gangsta rap from either coast in the 90s.
EDIT: NVM you cleared that up but I still disagree that todays beats are harder.
If he introduced Hip Hop to JAPAN.. he must have quit in the 90's
I don't when the last time you went to Japan but their music Scene is stuck on the 90's
all they bumb is West Coast Gangsta Rap, and anything made by J Dilla
go to a club and play French Montana, Jeezy, Migos, TI meek mill or any new music...... THEY WILL ALL JUST STARE at you
Bruh I read an article about how their is a nich Japanese community that wants to be black. srs
I'll give them a pass for this borderline offensive **** because the country is so xenophobic they know little about any culture that aint there own.
http://www.vice.com/read/b-style-japan-desir-van-den-berg-photos
Everybody wanna be black but don't nobody wanna be black
Can he be given credit for all of that? I'd prolly put Nigo ahead of him. And Im sure Nujabes deserves credit as well.
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Bruh I read an article about how their is a nich Japanese community that wants to be black. srs
I'll give them a pass for this borderline offensive **** because the country is so xenophobic they know little about any culture that aint there own.
http://www.vice.com/read/b-style-japan-desir-van-den-berg-photos
Everybody wanna be black but don't nobody wanna be black
Can he be given credit for all of that? I'd prolly put Nigo ahead of him.
maybe aggressive isn't the right word. plain and simple...the japanese don't enjoy synths. just sounds like noise to them. when you create an album for a japanese audience, the a&r will constantly say it needs more piano or violin.
Nigo's very name, number two, is homage to Hiroshi as it's pretty well known that he was hugely influenced by him. Nigo's quoted saying that he based the Bape business model off of what Hiroshi was doing at the time.
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It aint uncommon for the successor to become more popular than the OG. Imo the second generation rappers are far more important than the first even tho second generation pay homage to the first all the time. Basically Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nas, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang, and all of them, to me, are far more important than Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Slick Rick, Rakim, and those guys (even tho I love these guys too)
I get what you mean tho. Basically japanese prefer the TR-808 sound compared to todays synthesized Logic Pro/Pro Tools feel.
What about Nujabes tho? Where would he stand in your list (out of curiosity)
I get what you mean tho. Basically japanese prefer the TR-808 sound compared to todays synthesized Logic Pro/Pro Tools feel.
What about Nujabes tho? Where would he stand in your list (out of curiosity)
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These pics 
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These looking good, hopefully I hear about my pairs by tonight.
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nah never heard of fragment or seen that lightning bolt logo before these
oh well
nice kicks
oh well
nice kicks
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DUDE the whole West coast Sound is made off Synths
MOOGS and Juno Keyboards etc etc etc
You don't what your talking about...
Go back to the studio and do some studying
and as for this dude who made the Frags brand - I DOUBT anyone care if it has the bolt or not
THE main thing with these 1's is the MOLD for it being HIGH Top
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the COLORWAY
and their Limited..
I bet the Leather Quality is no better then any other AJ1
you guys are putting this shoe on a Pedestal
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I appreciate the rap history lesson, but we gotta keep the thread on topic fellas.
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True, I'm pretty sure the quality is the same as the royals & black/white's
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Just a way for the Jordan brand to bump up the price $25
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We need more photos. I really just want to see them in person. Anyone in the bay area have a pair I can take a peek at?
