Fashion designer, entrepreneur and former model Kimora Lee Simmons Leissner announced Friday (March 8) that she would be relaunching her women’s streetwear brand, Baby Phat.
An extension of ex-husband Russell Simmons‘ men’s streetwear, Phat Farm, under the Phat Fashion umbrella, Leissner served as Baby Phat’s creative director from 2000 to 2010 amid the company being acquired by Kellwood Co. for $140 million in 2004.
Leissner’s two daughters with Simmons — 19-year-old, Ming Lee Simmons, and 16-year-old, Aoki Lee Simmons— encouraged their mother to revive the brand and will be assisting their mother in the creative process.
It’s very important that you have women on both sides: women as the end-user, women as the creator,” she told Bloomberg TV. “We need to take more of that responsibility and own it.”
Ming took Instagram her excitement about the line’s relaunch.
“Celebrating #internationalwomensday with a very special announcement!” she wrote in the caption. “Baby Phat has always been a brand for women. We have always celebrated every shape, every size, every race, every background; every woman. In 2019, we’re bringing it back for ALL of us… Because we’re worth celebrating. @BabyPhat.”
Though she did not enclose how much it was to acquire the clothing line, Leissner stated to WWD during a speaking engagement on International Women’s Day that she had to “hunt around to find it.”
Scheduled to relaunch this spring, Leisner plans to look back at her “amazing personal archive” as inspiration and include “retro” elements.
Baby Phat will be heading in the “mainstream sportswear” direction aiming at millennials.
In a clever nod to Kendrick’s previous diss, Drake aptly chose to dub his latest diss “The Heart Pt. 6.” Kendrick, who had previously named his diss track “6:16 in LA,” borrowed from Drake’s signature style of titling tracks with timestamps in various cities. Notably, Kendrick Lamar has gained renown for his ongoing “The Heart” series, releasing “The Heart Pt. 5” back in 2022.
The Heart Part 6 out now
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In his latest diss, Drake unveils revelations about Kendrick being misled regarding Drake’s alleged daughter on “Meet the Grahams.”
“You waited for this momеnt, overcome with the desperation / We plotted for a week and then we fed you the information / A daughter that’s 11 years old, I bet he takes it / We thought about giving a fake name or a destination / But you so thirsty, you not concerned with investigation,” he raps.
He continued with, “You gotta learn to fact check things and be less impatient / Your fans are rejoicing thinkin’ this is my expiration / Even the picture you used, the jokes and the medication / The Maybach glove and the drug he uses for less inflation / Master manipulator, you bid on the speculation.”
Drake also doubles down that Dave Free fathered one of Kendrick’s children and questions why Kendrick hasn’t seen his children in six months.
“And why isn’t Whitney denying all of the allegations? / Why is she following Dave Free and not Mr. Morale? / You haven’t seen the kids in six months, the distance is wild / Dave leaving heart emojis underneath pics of the child,” he raps.
The saga continues as Kendrick has unleashed yet another scathing diss track titled “Not Like Us.” Over Mustard‘s production, Lamar continues to confront Drake, exposing allegations of underage relationships, entanglements with Lil Wayne’s girlfriend, and much more.
The cover art for the single shows Drake’s Toronto mansion with markers typically reserved for identifying sex offenders.
“Say Drake I hear you like em young, to any b*tch that talk to em and they in love, make sure you hide your little sister from em,” Kendrick spits.
On the latest diss track, Kendrick is extremely direct, bringing up Drake’s mother, father, and son. He also reveals that Drake is hiding another child, a baby girl, and doubles down on claims that Drake is dating underage girls.
On Drake’s alleged second child:
“I’d like to say it’s not your fault that he’s hiding another child/Give him grace/That’s the reason I made Mr. Morale.”
Drake’s mother, Sandra:
“Dear Sandra, your son got some habits/I hope you don’t undermine them.”
“Your son’s a sick man with sick thoughts/I think n—-s like him should die/Him and Weinstein should get fucked up in a cell for the rest of they life/ And we’ve gotta raise our daughters knowing there’s predators like him lurkin’/Fuck a rap battle, he should die, so all of these women can live with a purpose.”
Drake’s father, Dennis:
“You raised a horrible fuckin’ person/The nerve of you, Dennis”