There is a big market for wholesale urban wear. Hip-hop has been very influential to the culture of the U.S. for decades. Many of hip-hop’s followers emulate the same style and philosophies. Hip-hop culture has evolved over the decades and remains to be a driving component of American culture.

Urban fashion is highly influenced by rap music and hip-hop artists. As hip-hop music continues to be a lucrative business, the market for urban fashion shows a potential to grow. Many hip-hop artists have seized this opportunity.

Hip-hop producer and urban wear mogul, Russell Simmons, recognized this early in the 1990s and started one of the earliest and oldest hip-hop label, Phat Farm with earnings of more than $300 million. The Phat label was later developed by ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons where she took the clothing line to high fashion with Baby Phat. Hip-hop king Jay-Z once invested in Rocawear with values of more than $200 million. Many of today’s hip-hop artists continue to explore the opportunity in clothing wear including famous rap icons T.I. and Sean John “Diddy” Colmes.

Urban wear clearly proves to be a profitable endeavor especially to the mass market. This is where wholesale urban wear poses an advantage. By starting up a wholesale clothing store, one is able to sell to the bulk of the market with the low prices customers can afford. Urban wear is not expensive like high fashion yet the most popular icons in hip-hop like 50 Cent don the same styles one can find at a wholesale clothing store.

By: Y. Tilden

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