What Happened To Fubu : The Rise And Fall Of A Streetwear Brand

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  • Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2022
  • How many remember Fubu? In the late 90s to early 2000s Fubu was one of the most popular street brands in the world.
    It was created in the days before streetwear was really even a thing, in a manner of speaking, it could be looked at as the grandfather of streetwear
    We all know fubu as a relec of the past today, but how exactly did they fall off? Lets find out.
    Im Nate the Great from Takeflight214.com and this is the rise and fall of Fubu.
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    If you liked this video then you should check out the others in our Rise and Fall Of A Streetwear Brand Series:
    What Happened To Crooks and Castles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD-ia...
    What Happened To Alife: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PCDS...
    What Happened To Diamond Supply Co. : www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSwr6...
    What Happened To Billionaire Boys Club/Icecream : www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUlyW...
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Комментарии • 53

  • @bennnnu380
    @bennnnu380 Год назад +7

    The fact his momma took out a second mortgage. That shit beautiful. Great video

  • @planetbrooklynacademy
    @planetbrooklynacademy Год назад +18

    You have some good content. I like what you are putting out. A few things though in reference to this video. FUBU wasn't streetwear they were considered "Urban Fashion" much like Karl Kani, Cross Colours & Mecca to name a few. Streetwear from the early 90s to the beginning of the 2000's was underground. Stussy is the Godfather of streetwear. Other brands apart of that underground movement were Triple 5 Soul, PNB Nation, Fresh Jive, Union, XtraLage again to name a few. What you said about Fubu was correct about them going to the Magic trade show in Vegas. The thing is they still didn't have enough money. They ended up partner with Samsung (yes the electronics company) clothing division ran by Norman Weisfeld and his partner Bruce. That backing is what took Fubu from struggling to global success. I know all this because I came up in the industry at that time. I also had my dealings with Norman and Bruce as well.

  • @spiderpig5842
    @spiderpig5842 Год назад +14

    Fubu fell? I just bought 5 pairs of pants on their store earlier.

  • @chosen1one67
    @chosen1one67 Год назад +2

    Been waiting for this one ☝🏾🔥

  • @aoarecruiter
    @aoarecruiter Год назад +3

    I thought LL Cool J was the owner of FUBU since he wore it so much. FUBU was very popular back in the late 90s.

  • @Lflex24
    @Lflex24 Год назад +1

    Good work

  • @ThatOneChannelinAZ
    @ThatOneChannelinAZ 5 дней назад

    Don't Forget *Nsync First Brand deal was Fubu as well and they where huge overseas at the time and broke into USA wearing it all over TRL & other shows.

  • @konstantinkennedy2244
    @konstantinkennedy2244 Год назад +8

    In the next episodes… Mecca, karl kani, enyci, queens school of hard knocks, avirex, 555 soul, let’s go back into the 1990s

    • @takeflight2142
      @takeflight2142  Год назад +3

      Yeah that’s all the way back, I plan to do more classic brands soon 👍🏽

    • @orlandoclark5929
      @orlandoclark5929 Год назад

      Just to name a few more= RP55, Akademics, Ecko, Phat Farm, G-Unit!!! #GoodOl'Days

    • @SHAKAtheG
      @SHAKAtheG 3 месяца назад

      Avirex is having a small resurgence, I love it

  • @Jsquared2
    @Jsquared2 Год назад +1

    Great video

  • @JoeSmith-bf5tp
    @JoeSmith-bf5tp 9 месяцев назад

    Yo I love your videos homeboy, keep it up, fubu was ace

  • @_The_Worst_
    @_The_Worst_ 3 месяца назад +2

    I wanna see the jerseys make a return...🤘🏼💯✔️

    • @SlugSage
      @SlugSage 3 месяца назад

      Somebody got to take the yearly Ls to push the agenda

  • @kennethsullivan9217
    @kennethsullivan9217 2 месяца назад +1

    Of course I rock FUBU wanting to support black businesses in the 90s,,,, I also saw the brand,,, walking through the holes at high School 🏫🎒 (1993) 🎓

  • @OutlandishWayZ
    @OutlandishWayZ Год назад +7

    Very informative. Can you do one on Rocawear. Alot of ppl would love to know what really happened to the brand that Jay, Dame and Biggs built. Thank you.

    • @takeflight2142
      @takeflight2142  Год назад +3

      Yeah gotta do them, we’ll ad them to the list

  • @rosejaca8630
    @rosejaca8630 4 месяца назад +1

    What happened to" manabat " jeans

  • @ralphblackmanjr9456
    @ralphblackmanjr9456 Месяц назад

    I definitely am gonna buy some FUBU gear

  • @andrewilliams4180
    @andrewilliams4180 Год назад +2

    I use to love Fat Albert fubu collection 😎💯

  • @GL_FAB
    @GL_FAB 6 месяцев назад +1

    They sell fubu at Forever 21 and on their website and on social media 😊🔥

  • @cedricliggins7528
    @cedricliggins7528 27 дней назад

    I remember FUBU and Cross Colors

  • @rosejaca8630
    @rosejaca8630 4 месяца назад

    I loved branded clothing, famous or not what i choose with is . .the fittings, the nature of the cloth

  • @dja-troit6608
    @dja-troit6608 15 дней назад

    I stop buying Fubu in 98 when that guy Damian was on Rap City and he made a comment saying if you can afford Tommy you can afford mine....I took exception to that bcuz the acronyms for Fubu was For Us By Us....I know he was trying to get his paper back but we black folks are poor....if I can remember anyway I think I bought two FB shirts at a store in the mall at expensive prices and bought the remaining FB shirts from Burlington for half of the mall prices until he appeared on Rap City...I didn't really sweat it anyway bcuz there were sooooooooooo many dope clothing lines back in the 90s...which aren't none here in 2024

  • @jonpaulluis5582
    @jonpaulluis5582 5 месяцев назад

    Hey Howdy from NOLA..!! As a lifetime fan of The Harlem Globetrotters I've probably got about 7 FUBU Jerseys and WarmUp Tops..!!

  • @TEENAYY1590
    @TEENAYY1590 Год назад +2

    I had FUBU shoes bc they were the only good looking shoes for me bc I was broke and I did t know the meaning of the shoes and the brand itself until today 🤷‍♂️

  • @fredekrueger42
    @fredekrueger42 Год назад

    Jus got some fubu racing shorts 🔥🔥 they whete only 1pair in each size so yea limited

  • @m83kid
    @m83kid Год назад +3

    Wal-Mart selling FUBU now

    • @GL_FAB
      @GL_FAB 6 месяцев назад +3

      And Forever 21 🔥

    • @Terrance-vu2jg
      @Terrance-vu2jg 4 месяца назад +1

      😂😂

  • @joelashadali
    @joelashadali 10 месяцев назад +1

    Here are some names for you
    I was in the biz during it's heyday
    Cross Colours
    Mecca
    Karl Kani
    Wu wear
    Encye
    Rp55
    Azure
    Akademiks
    Pure Playaz
    1020 Blues
    Willie Escobar
    State Property
    Pnb
    You also had more surf/skate type brands that crossed over.
    Obey
    Live mechanics
    Fresh jive
    Stussy
    Zoo York
    Famous stars n straps

  • @johnathanhunter5245
    @johnathanhunter5245 Год назад +2

    If denim jackets and high top fades can make a comeback,so can fubu.theyll just have to really put in effort and have sharp ears and eyes to incorporate it in today's competitive market and constant changing culture

    • @derrickclark7392
      @derrickclark7392 7 месяцев назад

      They have soo much vintage Fubu on depop

  • @ReiGon-hd4pp
    @ReiGon-hd4pp 2 месяца назад

    Polyester polyester and more polyester.. Now i only wear cotton clothes

  • @lotdoll3264
    @lotdoll3264 10 месяцев назад +1

    It could blow up again the internet is amazing 👏 🙌 lots of people trying to buy blk only we are in need of more options.

    • @itsrelativ3967
      @itsrelativ3967 3 месяца назад

      Bootleggers and copyright infringement put them in a bad position.

  • @Heyim18bro
    @Heyim18bro 5 месяцев назад

    Have you personally known someone that wore fubu? It was never popular not even in the late 90s/ early 2000s, Daymond John inherited his wealth and uses that business as a way to portray himself as a self-made

  • @Terrance-vu2jg
    @Terrance-vu2jg 4 месяца назад

    For us bye us

  • @187DMAN187
    @187DMAN187 5 месяцев назад

    What's wrong with this firm? why are the sizes extra large? What does clothing that is sold in Europe (for example, in a Def shop) have to do with Fubu?

  • @Terrance-vu2jg
    @Terrance-vu2jg 4 месяца назад

    Naz

  • @genetradean4992
    @genetradean4992 Год назад +1

    Haaahaaaa, for us by us, really!!!?

  • @genetradean4992
    @genetradean4992 Год назад +2

    Do yall really not see the light, he sold out, the man has sold his soul, and why and for what, haahaaa, look at his pics, we are the lost ones.

  • @truthreignsforever9286
    @truthreignsforever9286 8 месяцев назад

    Draymond John annoys me. I don’t have to despise FUBU. I don’t have to dig it either. I just feel he short changed a lot of those that originally started with him

    • @takeflight2142
      @takeflight2142  8 месяцев назад +1

      I can see it, or maybe it was always who he was originally and it took money to bring it out?

  • @Terrance-vu2jg
    @Terrance-vu2jg 4 месяца назад

    Licking my lipstick 💄 like ll. Cool j

  • @regav62
    @regav62 Год назад +1

    ŁUBU DUBU JEBAĆ FUBU

  • @alexthelizardking
    @alexthelizardking Год назад +5

    FUBU is tacky. Stick with Karl Kani.

    • @jaybruno3571
      @jaybruno3571 Год назад +1

      Feeling fresh feeling fly in my funky Karl Kani”
      fubu was always corny

    • @itsrelativ3967
      @itsrelativ3967 3 месяца назад

      Karl Kani was smarter. He crossed over into non-urban culture.