J. Alexander Martin, Full Interview Part 2
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: J. Alexander Martin
Date: Time Period: 1950 - 2016; 2016-04-04; Interview recorded: April 4, 2016
Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 1:12:37
Creator: J. Alexander Martin interviewed by Amna
Identifier: aql:19993 qmp-jam-full-000005
Description: Full Interview Part 2: J. Alexander Martin is one of the founders of the fashion label FUBU (For Us, By Us), founded in 1992. It started as a line of hats by Daymond John, J. Alexander Martin, Keith Perrin, and Carlton Brown, in Hollis, Queens. In this interview J. Alexander Martin talks about his time in the military, going to FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), and starting and running FUBU - including conflicts between the founders. J. Alexander talks about marketing, hip-hop being a product of and for African-Americans before it became big - and when it got big, hip-hop migrating into something different. He also talks about the role of music and his neighborhood as a creative influence.
Creator :
J. Alexander Martin interviewed by Amna
Date :
Time Period: 1950 - 2016; 2016-04-04; Interview recorded: April 4, 2016
Summary/Description :
Full Interview Part 2: J. Alexander Martin is one of the founders of the fashion label FUBU (For Us, By Us), founded in 1992. It started as a line of hats by Daymond John, J. Alexander Martin, Keith Perrin, and Carlton Brown, in Hollis, Queens. In this interview J. Alexander Martin talks about his time in the military, going to FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), and starting and running FUBU - including conflicts between the founders. J. Alexander talks about marketing, hip-hop being a product of and for African-Americans before it became big - and when it got big, hip-hop migrating into something different. He also talks about the role of music and his neighborhood as a creative influence.
Subject :
Disc jockeys; Hip-hop; Clothing and dress; Brown, Carlton; John, Daymond, 1969-; Perrin, Keith
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Hollis, Queens, NY Hollis (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 1:12:37
Identifier :
aql:19993 qmp-jam-full-000005
Subject:
Disc jockeys; Hip-hop; Clothing and dress; Brown, Carlton; John, Daymond, 1969-; Perrin, Keith
Disc jockeys; Hip-hop; Clothing and dress; Brown, Carlton; John, Daymond, 1969-; Perrin, Keith
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