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18 Iconic Celebrity BAPE Moments

The Japanese brand is set to change ownership, so we look through our favorite images from the past 18 years.

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18 Iconic Celebrity BAPE Outfits

As announced on Tuesday, the parent company of illustrious limited-edition purveyor, A Bathing Ape, was bought out by Hong Kong company I.T. While the fate of the brand made famous by siiiiiick camouflage prints and simian iconography remains undetermined, one thing is clear—holy shit, the house that Nigo built had some crazy memorable moments in pop culture. So in homage to BAPE's epicness, we bring you The 18 Most Iconic Celebrity Images in BAPE History.

Biggie Smalls

WHO: Notorious B.I.G.
WHEN: 1997

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Kanye

WHO: Kanye West
WHEN: 2006

Jay-Z

WHO: Jay-Z
WHEN: 2005

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Juelz Santana

WHO: Juelz Santana
WHEN: 2006

T.I.

WHO: T.I.
WHEN: 2006

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Teriyaki Boyz

WHO: Teriyaki Boyz
WHEN: 2005

Pharrell

WHO: Pharrell Williams
WHEN: 2007

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Clipse

WHO: Clipse
WHEN: 2005

Kanye

WHO: Kanye West
WHEN: 2006

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Joel and Benji Madden

WHO: Joel and Benji Madden
WHEN: 2005

Mos Def

WHO: Mos Def
WHEN: 2005

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Young Jeezy

WHO: Young Jeezy
WHEN: 2006

BAPE x Pepsi

WHO: BAPE x Pepsi x Hajime Sorayama
WHEN: 2002

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Mark Ronson

WHO: Mark Ronson
WHEN: 2005

Chad Hugo

WHO: Chad Hugo
WHEN: 2005

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Shae Haley

WHO: Shae Haley
WHEN: 2005

M.I.A.

WHO:: M.I.A.
WHEN: 2007

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Nigo

WHO: Nigo
WHEN: 2004

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