Tha Bizness in TheFADER

Tha Bizness consists of Dow Jones and Henny and they’re the producers behind such hits as Young Jeezy’s “My President is Black” and Young Money’s “Every Girl.” Follow @ThaBizness on Twitter.This issue is out now. Check out more about these two at Wikipedia.

Bape Launches US Website

Bape has today officially launched a dedicated website for the US. At us.bape.com you find a news section, Spring/Summer 2009 Collection presentation and the online store will also be launching soon. This is just another step in the worldwide expansion of the brand.
It will be interesting to watch how the brand balances exclusivity and expansion. Its a difficult subject and there is no easy solution. So far, if you are a fan of the brand or not, they managed this balance pretty well, still selling out most of their stock. In the US people still had to make the trip to the stores in NYC and LA, that is over once the online store launches.
While on that subject, check out a recent article in the LA Times on this exact subject. They spoke to The Hundreds about growing, while maintaining the connection to their customer. Check it out here.

The Culture Of Bling In The Recession

The Wall Street Journal has analyed the “Bling” market during times of the recession in a recent article, entitled “Culture of Bling Clangs to Earth as the Recession Melts Rappers’ Ice”. As expected things are not looking good.
Check out the article here.

Via BBC/Ice Cream.