INDIE HIP-HOP MONTH FEATURED COMPANY: AKOMPLICE CLOTHING

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Company name: Akomplice

 

Founded (Date): 4-1-2004

 

Founders: Mike McCarney/ Patrick McCarney

 

Backstory (What’s the story behind the launch of the company? How was it launched? Why was it launched?):

 

 It was launched to help create a change in the clothing industry. We were tired of seeing the same corporate logos across everyones chest, we decided to make real clothing, clothing with not only fresh style, but also clothing with substance, an example, our tee with the statue of liberty holding a gun, first off, this tees just fresh, but with it you’re wearing something you believe, and want others to take notice of.

 

Greatest Achievements (What are your proudest moments?):

 

 Every season we create is our proudest moment, on top of that we like to see people who feel what we’re about, like when Game rocked our stuff in the Dec. issue of SPIN, or Luda’s DJ Jay Cee rocked our jacket on TV. Most of all we just are proud to continue to step our game up, which in turn makes others step there game up.

 

Current and Future projects (What current projects are you pushing and what’s planned for the next year?):

 

Current projects, we’re expanding our line, we plan to release Denim Jeans, Throwback caps, and some more of those crazy all over embroidered jackets. We also plan to release an Akomplice mixtape with some of our sponsored artists, before I started with clothing I was a going fulltime as a beatmaker, aiming for the stars.

 

Goals and Purpose (What kind of impact are you hoping to make on the industry? What goals do you have for the companyl?):

 

 We just want to keep life with meaning, DON’T FUCKING SHEEP AROUND (sleep around is okay).  Be who you want, don’t just follow MTV, don’t decorate your house like Jessica Simpson, stand and speak out, this world will continue to disinigrate until we make moves, nobody likes the idea of our environment dying, we’ll die, so lets do something.

 

 

Within the Game (How does the label fit within the current climate of hip-hop? Or does it even fit in at all? What’s the company’s personality in relation to the rest of hip-hop?):

 

 Hip-Hop has been a major impact on our lives since years before Akomplice was started .My brother Patrick and I put out a cd, and I was was constantly trying to step my game up with beats. Many of our designs feature hip-hop, aspects of hip-hop we feel to be important. Also our style is like hip-hop, sample based with filters. Aight. Peace.