“...the city never sleeps full of villains and creeps/thats where I learned to do my hustle had to scuffle with freaks.”
-Nasir Jones Illmatic, 1994
“To the city that made me and the game it gave me.”
-Carmelo Anthony's Jordan Brand Ode to New York, 2011
George "The Boss" Steinbrenner. Born: Rocky River, Ohio. Legendary Owner of The New York Yankees. Made in New York [In LoviNg MemorY. July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010].
The Ohio Players. Born: Dayton, Ohio. Maybe too funky and edgy for Detroit's Motown Soul Circuit at the time. The band's First #1 record in the U.S. was under the Chicago then New York-based Mercury Records. Made in New York.
Jamel Daniels. Born: "Holy" Toledo, Ohio. "Dayton-Youngstown-Cleveland-Cincinatti..." -Cam New York-based Designer + Architect of Menswear. Made in New York.