Thursday, 16 July 2020

Martorialist elegance: Do The Fila

The most iconic All Fila Everything™ outfit in the history of Rap? It wasn't worn by noted-fanboy 2Pac or any of the Rappers who've recorded odes to the brand like Schoolly D and Steady B. Shit, it wasn't even worn by a Rapper - it was #actually worn by Eric B & Rakim's Fort Greene kingpin m8 Rapp Magnetic on the back cover of Paid In Full:


Ya host's own personal favourite All Fila Everything™ outfit in Rap history, however, is a bit more complicated. It was worn by Black Dynasty's Dion Stewart, but in a song which has no need to exist - the jankey video remix of Deep East Oakland:


Much like the O.G Goodfellas DVD, there's two sides to every story. But you either lyin' or you deaf like Ben Mitchell if you prefer the video mix of Deep East Oakland to the O.G version.

Black Dynasty ft. Dru Down & Dangerous Dame - Deep East Oakland
(From Deep East Oakland single; 1994)


Deprived of another classic Dru Down video outfit just because Black Dynasty decided to go for delf over a tinpot re-recorded beat. Oh the humanity.
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7 comments:

  1. L.A16 July 2020 at 16:57

    That guy had the biggest jewellery in the pic lol.

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    1. Anonymous14 December 2022 at 20:44

      His name rung bells back then. He was the real 50 cent O G.

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  2. step one16 July 2020 at 20:37

    love that Paid In Full posse shot

    I'm sure there's an Ice T all-Fila pic from the late 80s which is a contender . Red and white outfit maybe?

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  3. Kelvin Mack10zie16 July 2020 at 21:27

    O rly? There's this one of him and his boys in Fila circa 1980. Navy & red is always A Good Combination™ innit?

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  4. Kelvin Mack10zie17 July 2020 at 12:42

    ^^ Nice to see he bought a Fila sweatsuit for his mum.

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  5. Kelvin Mack10zie17 July 2020 at 22:35

    Yeah great 12" that.

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  6. Anonymous2 July 2021 at 01:37

    I think that green n navy blue Fila suits Eric b n Rakim had in the I aint no joke video was official too.

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