Remember when you could rock Troop gear on the avenue without looking like some type of weirdo ?
I used to post up in those ill Troop tracksuits backday...Shit, I can't even front, I had enough balls to wear a crisp pair of Ice Lamb's to school one day even though I knew dudes would try to crack jokes...HAHA..
But once brothers heard rumors of the brand being run by Ku Klux Klan members, that was a motherfucking wrap for the Troopers duke. Even the most dedicated Troop enthusiast turned their back on the brand with a quickness.
A couple years ago I scoped out a new Troop jacket at one of those new age corny boutique type joints (You know what the fuck I am talking about)... I halfway considered copping one just for nostalgia purposes, but I came to my senses and realized that I can't come off like these average "THROWBACK BROTHERS" on the strip ...
Anyway, Sneaker Freaker caught up with Troop's Design & Market Director Mike Rhodes for a interesting interview that you should peep...
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troop did used to be big i havent had internet connection in a grip hope youre doing ok alter ha---
ReplyDeleteI always thought they were made in (apartheid) South Africa, that's why they were boycotted back then, Troop was BIG before that though!
ReplyDeleteWHAT UP FAMO ?
ReplyDeleteYEAH NELLY REPPED TROOP A COUPLE YEARS BACK, THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S OFFICIALLY OVER..HA.
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ReplyDeletefuckin Troop!!!
ReplyDeleteThe bogus rumors of them being owned by KKK sympathizers did them in! Crazy yo.. I remember the older gods rockin Troop shit at the pool halls back in the days as a shorty tryin to hang out all hours of the evening...
great post, great interview!