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A 16-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT STARTED GETTING SNEAKERS FOR RAPPERS BEFORE THE SHOES EVEN REACHED STORES In 7th grade, Benjamin Kapelushnik’s mother bought him a pair of Nike LeBron 9 Galaxies. The next day, a classmate offered to buy them. Benjamin asked his mother to get 1 more pair,...

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This kid still around ? Don’t see shit from him anymore

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FRASS3 месяцев назад

He’s not a businessman he’s a slimeball who used nepotism to price gouge the market and influenced other losers who had no connection to the culture to do the same thing

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Kyrylll3 месяцев назад

how'd he convince rappers to trust a middle schooler tho

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the 12k to 20k jordan flip shows supply caps set real price

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Thx you FED for this craze

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Some kids hit the streets in a bad way. Jay hit them differently—he spent his day walking around town, pushing a lawnmower, and knocking on doors just to make an honest dollar before the first day of school. When he knocked on one homeowner’s door asking to cut the grass, he had no idea he was stepping onto the porch of a local brand owner. Impressed by Jay’s hustle and work ethic, the homeowner did far more than just let him mow the lawn. He gifted Jay fresh gear, a brand-new outfit, and a pair of sneakers to rock for his first day of school—even letting him model the new fit right there on the spot. Before packing up his mower to go earn more, Jay shared a simple message for other kids his age: "Help people, do stuff that you want to do, and don't let nobody tell you what you don't want to be in life." My son and a buddy just did a similar thing they went door knocking to power wash garbage cans and they made their first 50 bucks power washing someone’s porch🙌 #goodvibes #hardwork
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Some kids hit the streets in a bad way. Jay hit them differently—he spent his day walking around town, pushing a lawnmower, and knocking on doors just to make an honest dollar before the first day of school. When he knocked on one homeowner’s door asking to cut the grass, he had no idea he was stepping onto the porch of a local brand owner. Impressed by Jay’s hustle and work ethic, the homeowner did far more than just let him mow the lawn. He gifted Jay fresh gear, a brand-new outfit, and a pair of sneakers to rock for his first day of school—even letting him model the new fit right there on the spot. Before packing up his mower to go earn more, Jay shared a simple message for other kids his age: "Help people, do stuff that you want to do, and don't let nobody tell you what you don't want to be in life." My son and a buddy just did a similar thing they went door knocking to power wash garbage cans and they made their first 50 bucks power washing someone’s porch🙌 #goodvibes #hardwork

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