Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop, rap veterans Fats Joe and Remy Ma sat down with FN for a dialog on how the music style has left an indelible mark on vogue and footwear. 

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

The longtime collaborators and buddies (Remy has been a part of Joe’s Terror Squad label for the reason that early 2000s, after being found by the late rapper Large Pun. 

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

On the set of their cowl shoot, the duo talked about their synchronicity — together with in vogue selections. “It’s scary, generally I’ll pull up in a loopy lime inexperienced and she or he’ll be carrying the identical actual shade. We don’t plan this,” mentioned Fats Joe (née Joseph Cartagena) of his Terror Squad colleague. 

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

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Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

Fats Joe together with his Terror Squad Air Drive 1 collaboration with Nike. 

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

On Fats Joe: Louis Vuitton shirt and Nike SB x Air Jordan 4 “Pine Inexperienced” sneakers.

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

Remy Ma in her personal Bottega Veneta Canalazzo over-the-knee boots. 

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

Remy Ma on her first massive buy: “We went to a retailer known as Petit Peton in SoHo. They’d purple ostrich thigh-high boots. She was like, ‘Rem, you’ve bought to attempt them on, they’re loopy.’ I flipped the shoe, regarded on the value and I’m like, ‘There needs to be a decimal lacking or one thing.’ I’d by no means seen a shoe value that a lot in my life. I’m from Fort Hill within the tasks, I’m struggling to get [Reebok] 5411s — $1,500 boots are loopy to me. I immediately have purchaser’s regret. I’m having anxiousness assaults. I’m like, ‘I’ve by no means spent this a lot cash on something in my life.’ She goes, ‘You realize you’ve bought to get the matching bag, proper?’ After I bought the matching bag, it was over. There was no turning again.”

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

“It was once arduous for giant boys to get garments. At some point I noticed my man strolling in Harlem and he had this Louis Vuitton outfit on. I used to be like, ‘The place did you get this?’ He took me to Dapper Dan. I used to be already within the streets making a few {dollars}. From there, I began going to Dap on a regular basis shopping for Gucci outfits, MCM.,” mentioned Joe. “We had been taking $7,000 Goyard luggage, slicing three luggage as much as make a hoodie earlier than folks knew what Goyard was.”

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

“If it’s a pair of sneakers — $25,000, $45,000 — I don’t care. If it’s fly, I’ve bought to have it. We solely stay as soon as and we ain’t taking it with us.”

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

“I used to be a giant sneaker woman,” Remy advised Joe within the unique dialog with FN. “While you met me, sneakers and Timbs on daily basis, and in some way it merged into footwear. I see you do some [big spending] at your home. I by no means did that.”

Fats Joe and Remy Ma: The FN Cowl Shoot

On Remy Ma: Burberry over-the-knee boots and high.