Getting high is, like, so hip, guys. So much so, that it’s become a trending topic in the style section of the New York Times.
The influence of hip-hop is already so heavy in fashion and lifestyle, but now, according to writer Erika Allen, rappers are bringing something new to the smokers’ table. This summer, it’s not about the hottest handbags. Nope, the accessory of the season is the vaporizer, thanks to the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Snoop Dogg, and 2 Chainz, she writes.
They are just a handful of rappers who have partnered up with vape pen companies in order to employ their endorsements and dope (see what I did there?) designs because the “pens must be as fashionable as they are functional” in order to stand out in the growing market. When fashion and flaming unite.
“Snoop was my number one,” Chris Folkerts, founder of Grenco Science and the “G Pen,” said. “We wanted it to be more than a licensing deal, we wanted a lifelong partnership.”
Sounds like a match made in marijuana heaven…
Like any great accessory, a flashy vaporizer pen can be a conversation starter. But if you pull one out, be prepared to share. “When you get a compliment on your scarf, you don’t say, ‘Oh, here, try it on,’” Folkerts said. “But with the pen, people are saying: ‘Oh, you like it? Give it a try.’”
Well, we’re going to puff, puff, pass on this one.
SOURCE: New York Times
