![]() ![]() “Warren Buffett says the average millionaire has seven different streams of revenue. The retail shop is just one element of his business, part of a strategy he’s developed based on business acumen of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the first person he mentions in our interview, shortly before citing trailblazing 1980s Black designer Karl Kani. He doesn’t name names, but talks about mentoring other clothing entrepreneurs, and his cousin Marshawn Lynch, who launched the Beast Mode line several years after Dope Era, seems like a likely example. The brand has developed a broad fan base, worn both by locals in the town (repping faux Warriors jerseys) to internationally known superstars like Snoop Dogg. “With video games, we created our own reality. It was tough during those times,” he says, standing outside his store, greeting friends and strangers as they walk by. “That’s what kept us out the streets, video games. out of trouble when he was a teen.ĭope Era clothing shop in Oakland, founded by rapper Mistah F.A.B. ![]() Most of the designs, created by F.A.B.’s brother - who goes by the name Duck Tape - draw inspiration from classic video games, which were crucial to keeping F.A.B. The office naturally also serves as overflow inventory storage, with stacks of shrink-wrapped yellow jackets emblazoned with the Dope Era logo in playful Super Mario Bros.
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