Kama Details XXL Magazine Drama With Choclair, Praises Michie Mee’s Fashion Legacy

Overview

Toronto hip hop veteran Kama opens up about a heated moment tied to an XXL Magazine photo shoot involving fellow Toronto rapper Choclair. In the interview he also claims the distinction of being the first hip-hop artist to wear two watches in a photo long before the trend became widely noted.

Key Highlights

• Kama recounts his conflict with Choclair around an XXL photoshoot and promotion.
• He claims to have been the first to wear two watches in hip-hop photo culture.
• Kama praises Michie Mee as Canada’s first fashionable hip-hop artist and trendsetter.
• He outlines his relationship with Don Diva Magazine and how the magazine documented the street culture era.
• Ezm Productions describes how merchandising and jewelry sales were the most consistent revenue streams in the Toronto scene.

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Quotes & Takeaways

“People don’t realize I did the two watches first,” — Kama

Merchandising was the main source of income for many early Toronto hustles, according to Ezm Productions — selling branded jewelry, tees, and ad concepts moved real money while the industry infrastructure remained underdeveloped.

 

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