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I was fortunate enough to grow up in house Queens where they believe something's in the water

because there's got to be 30 hip hop artists that come out of that area. And LL Kudjir did the

neighborhood. That's Damon John. He's the founder of Fubu in one of the original sharks on ABC

Shark Tank. But in 1994, he was a man from Queens trying to find LL Kudjir.

In the early 90s, Fubu was a scrappy streetwear brand selling mostly hats and t-shirts.

They're a small but loyal following in the hip hop community. Damon just needed the right

high-powered celebrity endorsement. James Kudd Smith better known as LL Kudjir. Fit the bill.

I remember going over to his house.

And he was leaving. He's moving LL Kudjir. He's going to go shoot a show call in the house.

I didn't know him that well. Well, they waited out there with my partners for about four or five hours.

Damon and his partners didn't have a pitch deck or a lengthy endorsement contract

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