Keith Perrin, Clip 4: FUBU and LL Cool J
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Keith Perrin
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 2015; 2015-04-21; Interview recorded: April 21, 2015
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:04:10
Creator: Keith Perrin interviewed by Ian Lewis and Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:24828 qmp-kp-clip-000004
Description: In FUBU's early days, Daymond John, Founder, President, and CEO of FUBU, persistently asked LL Cool J to wear the company's products. LL Cool J eventually agreed to wear the clothing, making them promise that if the company "takes off," they would take care of him.
Creator :
Keith Perrin interviewed by Ian Lewis and Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1970 - 2015; 2015-04-21; Interview recorded: April 21, 2015
Summary/Description :
In FUBU's early days, Daymond John, Founder, President, and CEO of FUBU, persistently asked LL Cool J to wear the company's products. LL Cool J eventually agreed to wear the clothing, making them promise that if the company "takes off," they would take care of him.
Subject :
Hip-hop; New business enterprises; Clothing and dress; LL Cool J, 1968-; John, Daymond, 1969-; FUBU
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Queens Village, Queens, NY Queens Village (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:04:10
Identifier :
aql:24828 qmp-kp-clip-000004
Subject:
Hip-hop; New business enterprises; Clothing and dress; LL Cool J, 1968-; John, Daymond, 1969-; FUBU
Hip-hop; New business enterprises; Clothing and dress; LL Cool J, 1968-; John, Daymond, 1969-; FUBU
Audio Clip
Tags
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Add new comment