A Brief History of Girbaud References In Hip-Hop
Rappers love them shuttle jeans.
Jun 08, 2012
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In case you've been living under a rock, Marithé + François Girbaud, the French denim company that's had numerous hip-hop stalwarts rocking it for decades, is going bankrupt. If you're a total nerd about hip-hop and clothing, like us, then you can probably think of a couple of rap songs that name drop the brand.
It turns out there are a lot more than we thought. We racked our brains and thought about the funny and random shout-outs the Girbaud got, and the diverse array of rappers that are familiar with the brand. Arranged in chronological order, here's A Brief History of Girbaud References In Hip-Hop.
Del the Funky Homosapien “The Wacky World of Mass Transit” (1991)
De La Soul “Oodles of O’s” (1991)
Pete Rock f/ C.L. Smooth & Grand Puba "Skinz" (1992)
The Notorious B.I.G. “Friend of Mine” (1994)
Mystikal “Y’all Ain’t Ready Yet” (1995)
Outkast “Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)” (1996)
Fugees “Nappy Heads (Remix)” (1996)
Master P “Mr. ice Cream Man” (1996)
Common f/ Chantay Savage “Reminding Me (Of Sef)” (1997)
The Luniz “Scope” (1997)
Puff Daddy f/ Jadakiss, Lil Kim, The Notorious B.I.G. & Sheek Louch “It's All About The Benjamins (Remix)” (1997)
Juvenile “Ha” (1998)
Big Tymers f/ Lil Wayne “Top of The Line Nigga” (1998)
Da Brat “Fuck You” (2000)
Cam’ron f/ Juelz Santana “Double Up” (2000)
Lil' Flip f/ Juvenile & Skip “I Can Do Dat (Remix)” (2000)
Ghostface Killah f/ Method Man, Raekwon & Superb “Flowers” (2001)
Redman “Diggy Doc” (2001)
Tech N9ne “Devil Boy” (2003)
T.I. “Kingofdasouth” (2003)
The Notorious B.I.G. f/ R. Kelly & Charlie Wilson “Mi Casa” (2005)
UNK f/ E-40, Jim Jones & T-Pain “2 Step (Remix)” (2007)
Lil Wayne “Lightin’ Up My (La La La)” (2008)
Jay Electronica “My Uzi Weighs A Ton” (2010)
Heems “Coca Cola Freestyle” (2012)
