On the heels of New York Fashion Week, artists are giving designs to the world through merch collections surrounding their music. For King Von, who was shot and killed in November 2020 just a week following the release of his Welcome to O’Block album, he never had the chance to properly bring his clothing vision to life.
With Welcome to O’Block becoming certified gold earlier this week, Von’s team delivered a capsule of merchandise on Thursday (September 23) with designs that were approved by the Chicago native himself prior to his death.
Welcome to O’block just went gold ? i wish you was here to see this i’m get high for you today just to celebrate ? drank man hit me up and I need to pop a bottle pic.twitter.com/DliJVythPb
— Skylah?❤️ VonLilBru ?? (@MuwopFrmdaO) September 23, 2021
The demonic collection includes an array of hats, t-shirts and hoodies ranging from $24.99 to $59.99 with King Von representing for his block and Only The Family crew.
https://t.co/3Yq9Cx9JQo #llkv pic.twitter.com/qSXfxdwoDP
— V.Roy? (@KingVonFrmdaWic) September 23, 2021
Other artists to drop merchandise include JAY-Z’s Roc Nation School of Music, Arts and Entertainment at Long Island University. The basic collection includes the “R” logo on sweatpants, jackets and shorts at affordable prices with all proceeds going toward the Hope Scholarship Program, which will provide 25 percent of students with no debt upon graduation.
@RocNation merch collection pic.twitter.com/utnSSep0pb
— LordTreeSap (@LordTreeSap) September 24, 2021
“This partnership, envisioned alongside LIU President Dr. Cline, is a true investment in our community and young people in Brooklyn, in New York City and beyond,” said Desiree Perez, CEO of Roc Nation.
BROCKHAMPTON also returned with their first collaboration collection alongside emerging designer Nick Holiday. The colorful garments are representative of the boy band’s rebellious and eclectic style when blending genres and invading Hip Hop. Outside of clothing, there is a lighter for sale for $8 with a limited-edition logo rug available for $250.
@brckhmptn merch collection pic.twitter.com/MBCb2LPoxd
— LordTreeSap (@LordTreeSap) September 24, 2021
Act fast because the BROCKHOLIDAY collection is only available until the Friday night at 11:59 p.m. ET.