Mi Gente Clothing released a “Fight The Power” shirt a while back in 2006 that took various industry and sneaker heads alike by storm. People like DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, DJ Clark Kent, Chi Mcbride and many others were seen out and about with the shirt for the last two years or so. Clark Kent was seen as recent as last week when he was down here for Sneakerpimps. Even DJ Khaled rocked it for a good amount of his early-2007 video for “We Taking Over”.
Mi Gente released numerous colorways of the shirt that coordinated with various sneakers like the Spizikes, the Grapes, and others. Most recently they released two colorways that were coordinated with the Jordan I Phat Low Cement and Jordan III CDP releases.
Well, a company by the name of Sneaktip, a fairly sizable brand, just straight up bit Mi Gente Clothing’s design in a completely gratuitous way. Like they didn’t even make ONE ounce of a change. They just ran with Mi Gente’s concept exactly and to the tee (no pun intended). They took the design, made it a little bigger, printed it and called it their own. And it just recently became available for purchase on their online store.
Excuse my language, but its fucked up. I’ve had people steal my work and claim as their own in the past. Its not a good feeling. Not a good feeling at all. Spread the word.
Props to YouThoughtWeWouldntNotice.Com for spotting this.
Click below for MORE UNDENIABLE evidence..
While interviewing Pusha T at Shoe Gallery, right before Sneakerpimps…
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yea i was with safe last week camping for the yeezy’s and he showed me …he was very upset about this..this should be a good law suit
Comment by SneakerMeStupid 06.08.09 @ 12:55 pmI was on PYS and thought Mi Gente was on there, until i saw Sneaktip..i was like hell nah!! i wrote DRO about this..What a shame, didnt even try to tweak it.LOL..take action for sure. A lil Bird told me its no the first time this has happened neither!
Comment by BCBOYS305 06.09.09 @ 10:02 amI gotta add some fuel to the fire… This is on the Twitter page.
http://twitter.com/SNEAKTIP_NY
“OH YEAH MI GENTE MUST HAVE GOT THERE BRAINS FRIED FROM THE HEAT IN 305 JORDAN WAS BORN IN BK”
“305 GOT NOTHING ON 718″
“SNEAKTIP WE THE BEST FUCK MI GENTE CLOTHING”
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Pingback by Mi Gente vs Sneaktip - Fight The Power | TheShoeGame.com - Sneakers & Information 06.15.09 @ 10:57 amYooooooo safe n abstract release a shark biters sneaktip tee na nvm don’t sink to their level
Comment by flightoverpower 06.16.09 @ 4:19 amLOL at safe camping out for yeezy’s. I dont do lines, only niggas with no pull do lines. I thought this dude used fat joes props. What a loser.
Comment by NINJA 06.16.09 @ 5:24 pmyo first off I don’t do no camping in less it’s in the WOODS… pause!!! I go and hang out and talk to my lil niggas and get the scoop on what niggas are talking about…. and buy the looks of things niggas see and know WE DID IT FIRST!!! “OFTEN IMITATED NEVER DUPLICATED!!! FUCKIN ROBOT NIGGAS!!! FYI… I GOT 4 OF EACH YEEZY’s NO CAMPING STRESS FREE!!!
$AFE $TADICK
SNEAK-A-TIP CHANGE YO NAME TO XEROX…..PHOTO COPYING LIKE A MUG!
Comment by PAJAROS 06.19.09 @ 12:00 am
