True Religion’s 21st Anniversary Celebration Recap
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Over the weekend, True Religion, in partnership with High Nobiety, threw a party for New York Fashion Week to celebrate True Religion’s 21st anniversary at Neu York. There was a who’s who of hip-hop artists in the building to ring in the 21st anniversary and the 50th year of hip-hop.
Some artists at the venue were Quavo, Wale, Dave East, Millyz, Rowdy Rebel, Kali, Fridayy, and Fivio Foreign. Other notable were Michael Buckley, the CEO of True Religion, CMO Kristen D’arcy, Antonio Brown, and actor Sheldon Bailey.
They also brought a cake to the 21st-anniversary celebration.
During the festivities, they also premiered the True Religion 21st Anniversary Mash-Up produced by DJ Whoo Kid & BangOut, featuring some of the best True Religion mentions in hip-hop songs. Notable mentions include Fergie, T-Pain, Chief Keef, Jim Jones, Jadakiss, 2 Chainz, Rihanna, and 50 Cent.
The True Religion 21st Anniversary Mash-Up, produced by DJ Whoo Kid & BangOut, can be streamed on all platforms.
Happy 21st Anniversary to True Religion and here is to many more to come.
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