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Birdman Capitalizes on His ‘Breakfast Club’ Meltdown with New Clothing Line

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Cash Money ‘Respek My Name’ T-shirts

After his interview with a radio show went south earlier this week, Birdman has decided to make some money off of the catchphrases he spawned.

On Tuesday, the rapper announced a new line of clothes featuring the phrases “got no more talkin’ ” and the most notable sentence, “put some respek on my name.” The phrases stem from Birdman’s quick chat with Charlamagne tha God, a radio host on New York’s The Breakfast Club morning show.

The rapper showed up in the studio and demanded the hosts “stop playing with my name” and said he could have “pulled up” on Charlamagne. The interview wrapped up as quickly as it started. Birdman exited the studio with his crew after asking the hosts, which includes co-hosts Angela Yee and DJ Envy, “y’all finished or y’all done?”

First images of the t-shirts were posted on the Cash Money Records co-founder’s Instagram page April 26. A black hoodie says “all y’all” with a marijuana leaf between each word. They are available online, and prices range from $30 to $51 according to the website.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BErbLt8iZ6C/?taken-by=birdman5star

Since the April 22 interview, Birdman’s phrases have caught on with others. Former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson was commenting for NBA on ABC during game 4 of the playoffs. Jackson discussed a movement made by the Warriors against the Houston Rockets April 24. During the live broadcast, he said, “When you say Warriors, put some respek on their name.”

https://vine.co/v/iUXXbWE9lLQ

A day later, Anthony Hamilton’s backup singers – called The Hamiltones – made a doo-wop song called “Put Some Respeck On It” on their tour bus. It used Birdman’s famous phrases. Hamilton’s concert photographer, LaVan Anderson, posted the video on his YouTube page April 23. Since then it has gained nearly 300,000 views.

Of course, Twitter wasn’t going to be outdone. Users quickly put together memes featuring Birdman’s radio show appearance, which ended in less than two minutes.

https://twitter.com/SagaciousHoney/status/723704315106353152

https://twitter.com/val3rio10/status/724457197359501313

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