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"Wealth is of the heart and mind, not the pocket." So goes the official Billionaire Boys Club mantra, a soothing zen counterpoint to the status anxiety that the brand has been known to inspire in those who may be feeling somewhat light in the pockets. Whether you're flossing, stunting, or straight flexing on the so-called competition, BBC is a trusted brand you can turn to for that "greed is good" Gordon Gekko swag. Just remember that rocking the gear is one thing, and backing it up with a billion dollars' worth of racks on racks is quite another.
We've already heard Beyonce bigging up her billionaire boo on the Magna Carter Holy Grail cut "BBC." (Even though, according to the International Business Times, Jay and Bey have to pool their assets to reach ten figures.) But how many other hip-hop moguls have actually made the jump from a milli to a billi? They sure do look the part in those colorful all-over-print hoodies and tricked-out Tees. But you know who does need a style makeover? Real-life billionaires. And now that hip-hop's not just big in the hood anymore, why shouldn't Oprah—or the Sage of Omaha—rock BBC? So we decided the perfect way to wrap up Pharrell Week would be to hook up some swaggerifically challenged billionaires with the aptly titled gear they so desperately need. They can thank us later (hopefully with a check).
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Oprah Winfrey
Estimated Value: $2.8 billion
How They Got Rich: Chairwoman, CEO, and CCO of the Oprah Winfrey Network
Favorite BBC Lyric: "All that hair and all that wear/BAPE, BBC, Three Dots and all that there." —Pusha T on Faith Evans' "Goin' Out"
Jeff Bezos
Estimated Value: $28.9 billion
How They Got Rich: Founder and CEO of Amazon.com
Favorite BBC Lyric: "Nigga, I'm in charge, I fuck with Freshjive/Cause I get it, no charge, and BBC for the low price." —Tyler, The Creator on "Jack and the Beanstalk"
Bernard Arnault
Estimated Value: $29 billion
How They Got Rich: Chairman and CEO of LVMH
Favorite BBC Lyric: "Hoody over my head, Jedi, Anakin/Looking like a BBC, Louis V mannequin." —Big Sean on "Celebrity"
Al-Waleed bin Talal
Estimated Value: $30 billion
How They Got Rich: Founder, CEO, and majority owner of the Kingdom Holding Company
Favorite BBC Lyric: "We some billionaire boy in some Billionaire Boys Club/Plus probably push a 'Gatti that's the billionaire's toy huh." —A$AP Rocky on Swizz Beatz's "Street Knock"
Mike Bloomberg
Estimated Value: $31 billion
How They Got Rich: Founder and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P.
Favorite BBC Lyric: "Billionaire Boys Club, I'm living it/One shirt, eight dubs, I'm spending it." —Childish Gambino on "I Love Clothes"
Li Ka-shing
Estimated Value: $31 billion
How They Got Rich: Founder of Cheung Kong Holdings
Favorite BBC Lyric: "And I be with P, so I got BBC shit/Even if I didn't I would ball like Arenas-swish." —Wale on "Pretty Girls"
David Koch
Estimated Value: $31 billion
How They Got Rich: Co-founder and executive vice president of Koch Industries
Favorite BBC Lyric: "I'm on some BBC BAPE shit, I'm on some cake shit/ In the kitchen with the heat, making beats in my apron." —Pharrell on CRS' "Don't Stop"
Charles Koch
Estimated Value: $31 bililon
How They Got Rich: Co-owner, chairman of the board, and CEO of Koch Industries
Favorite BBC Lyric: "Catch me in the Gap V with some BBC trunks/Flip flops sipping on cream like its punch." —Pharrell on T.I.'s "Here Ye, Hear Ye"
Larry Ellison
Estimated Value: $41 billion
How They Got Rich: Co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation
Favorite BBC Lyric: "Pay me in cash, fly to Japan and convert it to yen/BBC stores, we shut them down, it's just how we is." —Nipsey Hussle on "You See Us"
Warren Buffet
Estimated Value: $58.5 billion
How They Got Rich: Chairman, CEO, and majority owner of Berkshire Hathaway
Favorite BBC Lyric: "When I wear "Billionaire Boys Club" is more than gear/I don't wear it 'cause Pharrell/I wear it 'cause I'm fo' real." —Jay Z on "A Billi Freestyle"
Amancio Ortega
Estimated Value: $65.6 billion
How They Got Rich: Founding chairman of the Inditex fashion group
Favorite BBC Lyric: "Jiggy this is probably Purple Label/Or that BBC shit, or it's probably tailored." —Jay Z on "Change Clothes"
Carlos Slim
Estimated Value: $66.8 billion
How They Got Rich: Owner of Grupo Carso, SA de CV
Favorite BBC Lyric: "Billionaire boy that's true inspiration/Learned the Astronaut Kid, no such thing as limitation." —Future on "Magic"
Bill Gates
Estimated Value: $76.8 billion
How They Got Rich: Co-founder and current chairman of Microsoft
Favorite BBC Lyric: "I'm hearing that the cops is here/In these BBC socks, I got the rocks in here." —Pusha T on Nelly's "#1 Remix"
