Jay-Z Denies Ralph Laurens Request To Make Clothing Line

Article written by: Rodrick Rainey
Posted on: March 3, 2005

Jay-Z gave you “The Black Album.” Now we hear Ralph Lauren is trying to persuade the rap god to give you the Black Bedsheet.

Lauren, the man who brought WASP style to the masses, is said to be tired of watching Tommy Hilfiger and Sean Combs pile up dead Presidents by selling clothes to urban youth.

So, according to insiders, Lauren has made back-channel offers to Jay to lend his name to a line of men’s wear and home furnishings.

Lauren’s rep insists that there’s been no direct contact between the two former Brooklynites. But a source tells us Lauren is attracted to Jay’s new fondness for tailored suits. (The invitation to his L.A. party the other night told guests to dress “grown and sexy.”)

Friends of the rapper say he hasn’t decided whether a deal with Lauren would compromise his street cred.

He’s already delivered disappointment to Donald Trump.

The rapper has decided against buying a Trump Place penthouse and is resisting offers to perform at one of Trump’s Atlantic City casinos.