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Daymond John is the founder of Fubi a clothing and accessory company focused on hip hop culture.

My memories of Michael Jackson.

It was a busy day in New York in 2000. My phone rang. The famous music producer Rodney Jerkins had called my people and said, "Michael Jackson is a big fan of FUBU. Could go for the Sony Studios Daymond right now with some clothes? Mike wants to know". It goes without mentioning that in 5 minutes I was there. walked into the studio that I had visited many times before, but this time something was different. There were a couple of wax statues in the study as well as toys and stuffed animals everywhere. When I looked more closely I saw that had candy - M & M's, gum balls, lollipops - spread over several sites. He was placed in bowls of candy, but drawn shelves, equipment and random sites. Rodney and I started talking a while and then came Mike with his young son. He wore his traditional red shirt, black pants and sunglasses. When he entered, he put that big smile on his face. Rumors that had a phobia of germs and that seemed to be delicate made me doubt if shake his hand, but to my surprise, he was the one who came forward with his hand, looked me straight in the eyes shook my hand with a strong grip, as would any other man. As we began to talk, his son kept yanking and as any parent would, he told his son, "Say hello to Daymond." His son said waving hello and interrupted again. Mike was firm and told him not to interrupt people when they spoke and called the babysitter to take him to another room. As any parent. told me what a fan he was of FUBU and my work. I replied saying that I was very honored. We sat and chatted like normal guys, and left the issue of travel. . I shared with him my joy at having recently opened a store in South Africa FUBU, my parents and I were going to go to the inauguration and that we'd meet Nelson Mandela. Mike said he loved Mandela and spoken to him on several occasions, even mentioned that Ivory Coast was his favorite place to visit. During a minute he was absorbed as if to imagine being in the Ivory Coast. And the next moment he returned from his reverie and said, "If I have time, the next time you go to South Africa try to stop by your store". Of course, in my head just thinking "Damn, did you just say that you would go through my store?" The energy level began to drop and Mike walked around the room to take a shot of sugar. Apropos turned and said, "You know what my favorite place to go in New York?" Knowing who is the only man on the planet besides the Pope for the city declared a vacation day for your visit, think in Niagara Falls or anywhere in nature and genuine splendor would be the places in which Mike would love New York. So my answer was, "The Hampton? Thousand Islands?? Are the Niagara Falls? " Mike smiled and said "No, it's Harlem." We both burst into laughter and a little voice in my head said "Now I will have some old story that he has crossed his mind!" wanted loosen his legendary phrase "You're not going to lie Craig" in the movie "Next Friday." After laughter when he said, "The reason I'm going to Harlem's because no one knows I'm there. I get inspiration for my music when I see people walking their daily lives. I see the beauty in their lives and they never will. "Then I found out that Mike Rodney liked to sit at 125th Street and Amsterdam street in the back seat of a jeep with tinted windows, eat southern food and relax there for hours. Sometimes Mike used to dress in the studio and out in a wheelchair through the streets of Harlem to feel the energy. Our 20-minute conversation was ending and I did not want to take advantage of your invitation. I, of course, I asked Mike if we could get a quick picture and he said yes, I got next to him with a nice pose gangsta! (I was honored to be in his presence, but not a sucker Daymond: if I have a picture with MJ , I will not put happy face-to-be-here!'ll teach Hollis environment to This menda!! Ha ha ha). To my surprise, Mike said "Oh I like this pose!" Then he changed his pose if you set the style of your neighborhood, in Gary, Indiana. always treasure the memory of my meeting with the Human Being and Father Knight was Michael Jackson. May he rest in peace.


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