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Lil Wayne & Birdman Ed Hardy Clothing ads

Ed Hardy Clothing is doing the one thing that Von Dutch wasn't able to do...get hip-hop support. While many in the fashion industry have called Ed Hardy the next Von Dutch (get popular - expand too fast - burn out even faster), one of the main differences is Ed Hardy's appeal with a wide range of people. Von Dutch was for the trendy-rich kid-Ashton Kutchers of the world and that was about it.

Proving its range from urban trendy to hip-hop, Ed Hardy has employed the likes of Cash Money gurus Lil Wayne and Birdman for their current ad campaign. These ads are already up on billboards in major cities. Expect Ed Hardy to make more moves like this...but let's hope they just dont throw in someone random artists like Boost Mobile did with their ads.

Via: Nah Right & XXL

Chevrolet and Birdman form partnership

As part of the recent partnership between Chevrolet and Birdman, Birdman can be featured in various print ads sharing his styling tips the Cash Money way. Chevrolet is one of the largest car manufactureres that actively use hip-hop artists in their marketing campaigns. T.I., Slum Village, The Game and Birdman are just a few of the artists that Chevy has signed on as past corporate sponsors to push various models. With Common signed on as a spokesperson for the Lincoln Navigator and Funk Master Flex's partnerships with Ford, we can expect more and more auto maker and hip-hop deals like this in the future. Check out Birdman's styling tips and his Chevy print ad after the jump.