… artist, photographer and curator Paps Touré takes our collab to a higher level with his avant-garde approach and sense of the trends and streams of the art world. But in order to not leave out the Ruff element in HipHop, Vice European Champion in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Patrick “Mugiwara” Issa Habiro brings his dose of hardcore THUG image into play.

The result is a unique edition of our Lil’Buddy, which relies on stylishly subtle, yet low-key aggressive matte olive for frame color, but as a contrast, flaunts a beefy, nasty camouflage pattern in a sweet design on the steering fork.
Pedals in a strikingly shiny chrome look provide a flashy contrast to the muted colors, so they have a signal effect and draw the eye to the rider’s shoes.

The logo of L’Original with its oldschool tattoo style motif was placed on the front panel, so that everyone knows this bike has come to conquer the streets.
The equipment for it can be easily accommodated in the large frame bag, which we have also customized with an embroidered logo. Seat and handlebar grips in earth-colored leather pick up the motif of camouflage colors further, while neon-orange valve caps visually emphasize the rotation of the wheels when driving.

With this combo, the different movements, phases and influences in hip hop were captured by those involved in the collaboration so well, it’s almost like the feeling of a visit to the L’Original store.