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A Record of Streetwear & Urban Art — 2006–2014

FM–2009–34673 · KARMALOOP

Rockin’ the Kazbah – New Dope

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We love our Kazbah [Karmaloop closed, link removed]brands. For those of you wonderful readers who don’t know, Kazbah brands are typically small operations doing very big things, designing all of their own gear and graphics, shipping independently, handling customer service and doing it all from basements, garages or small office spaces. These cats define the terms “hustle,” “drive,” and “desire” so it’s only right to show ’em love every so often. Check out some of the new-new dropped at the Kazbah page, and definitely stay tuned once the fall lines start hitting over the next few weeks – our lil’ buds always come through huge.

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From Boston’s own Beasted Clothing [Karmaloop closed, link removed] is The Air MJ – R.I.P. x Bad Rabbits Collaboration Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed]. Featuring a member of “New Crack Swing” five-piece funk band Bad Rabbits in the Beastly operation, one listen to any track reveals just how much Mike influenced our dudes, making the collaboration tee a no-brainer decision. By far our favorite MJ tribute tee we’ve seen since The King’s unfortunate passing, Beasted combined The Gloved One’s signature silhouette with the ubiquitous Air Jordan print as the background and the familiar Nike text utilized below. Simple, clean, fresh… the same way we like our gals, go figure.

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“I’ve got culture coming out of my ass.”

One of our all-time favorite con-man movies (and comedies in general), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels never fails for a laugh the same way this tee, complete with gold-rockin’ creeps Lawrence and Freddy, will never fail in terms of freshness. The Loots [Karmaloop closed, link removed] went all out with The Scoundrels Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed], killin’ it with the high-detail graphic (the too-close-for-comfort poses are cracking us up, too) and the gold-foil text is simply flawless. The white colorway [Karmaloop closed, link removed] is a killer as well, but as the rotten bastards we are, black is the choice dirt for us scoundrels.

p.s. The latest from The Loots is absolutely bonkers, and you’d be an idiot not to check it out… you’re not simpletons, are you, friends? Nah, didn’t think so.

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Man… fuck the Yankees. If Bonafide Icon [Karmaloop closed, link removed] was not consistently dropping sheer heat season after season, we would order The Salary Cap Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed] out of stock and burn it in an effigy on Lansdowne Street every single time A-Roid, ¢¢ $abathia, Judas Damon and company cheated their way to another win, expanding the division lead over our beloved, heartbreaking Red Sox. Aside from the disgusting Yankee logo, we’re loving the tongue-in-cheek suggestion for a salary cap in baseball (though it would unravel our tattered Sox as well), not to mention the rest of the sports-themed tees The Icons have become known for.

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The Fox Tee [Karmaloop closed, link removed]. Megan Fox. ‘Nuff said. 8103 [Karmaloop closed, link removed]thank you. Thank you so much.

This is just a quick taste of what’s been cookin’ over at The Kazbah Klub [Karmaloop closed, link removed], so procrastinate from work a few more minutes longer and get a closer look by clicking the banners below.

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