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8732 Urban Clothing - Born by Pager
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kevin_Schmiterson]Kevin Schmiterson

It goes by 8732 clothing or Eight 732 Clothing, but to a lot of folks the name is a mystery no matter how you write it. Turns out, though, the solution to the mystery is pretty simple.

Back in the day, when Young Jeezy, an Atlanta, Georgia, rap artist, wanted to create his own clothing line, he called it USDA Clothing. Some people say the letters stood for United Streets and Dopeboys of America, but whatever they meant, the U.S. Government didn't like the name. Actually, the government was already using it - for the United States Department of Agriculture.

Young Jeezy had to make a change, so he gave it some thought and came up with a solution. On a pager keypad, the letters USDA correspond to the numbers 8732. That took care of the problem. Even if USDA stands for United Streets and Dopeboys of America, Young Jeezy isn't promoting the sale or use of drugs. He wants everyone to know that his clothing brand represents his own struggle to achieve success as a musician. He wants to unite people in their effort to find something better than life on the streets.

The 8732 hip-hop clothing brand was launched with jeans and hoodies that exemplify urban clothing and the hip-hop tradition. They offer a style that sticks to the roots of urban culture. That culture has grown from the African-American youth experience in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta and the San Francisco Bay area. Its influences have spread to every city in the nation and throughout the world, affecting every ethnic group imaginable.

Hip-hop clothing and hip-hop music exploded on the urban scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Within 20 years, hip-hop artists had their own clothing lines. Examples of the phenomenon are Sean Diddy Combs, Wu-Tang Clan and Russell Simmons. They saw in urban clothing a style that has a solid foundation yet leaves much room for creative expression. It is a style that will be embraced by generations.

The style will change, of course. Innovative designers will see to that. But creativity is all about innovation and change and progress. It is the core values that hold true. And urban clothing speaks to these values.

Hip-hop and urban clothing have been around long enough that they're a tradition now, but they haven't lost their edge. There's enough nerviness there to keep people on their toes. And that's what it's all about.

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