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These five people have successful music careers but behind the music they also have successful clothing lines. Lil Wayne’s TRUKFIT, T.I.’s A.K.O.O., Jay-Z’s Rocawear, Sean Combs Sean John, and Pharells’s Billionare Boys/ Ice Cream. They could do without but who says no to success. I know I wouldn’t. And that’s why they keep pushing to be more and more successful.
A.K.O.O.
AKOO, an acronym for A KING OF ONESELF, launched in 2008 is a men's contemporary clothing line that exudes a unique sense of elusive style that is versatile to one's own lifestyle. The brand offers the highest quality of materials and craftsmanship including distinctive prints and fabrics that are unmatched from comfortable denim with custom embroidery, stylish leather jackets, detailed sweaters and durable lightweight tees as well as button downs and …show more content…

The brand got its name from Weezy’s experiences as a kid, where people would sell merchandise from clothing booster trucks, and when a fake was spotted, they would yell out “You got on the truck fit.” Wayne decided to change this saying around, so now it is cool to wear TRUKFIT apparel. Lil Wayne always approves the designs, concepts and ideas for his clothing line first before they are sent to be produced, which are all inspired by his skateboarding lifestyle mixed with his street image. As well as wearing TRUKFIT apparel at every event he attends and in every music video that he appears in, another way Lil Wayne has been promoting his clothing line is by referencing it in his music. Below, you can read just some of the lyrics in which Wayne has mentioned TRUKFIT: After debuting in January, 2012, TRUKFIT has proved to be very successful and as a result, has expanded from being sold only online to Macy’s stores around the US. The clothing line has also widened its range from just selling hats, t-shirts, jumpers and hoodies to now selling beanies, jackets, shorts, sweatpants and

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