Smino had the Twitter-sphere going crazy Monday (Apr. 2) when he announced the release of new Zero Fatigue merchandise, but it wasn’t just typical fashion statements.
The 26-year-old rapper made a hoodie with a satin-lined hood to keep hairstyle perfectly in tact. Cleverly named ‘Silk Pillow Jumpy’, after his blkswn cut “Silk Pillows” with Akenya, the maroon piece is everything any natural fella or lady would love.
The St. Louis creative first gained popularity for his breakthrough hit “Anita” in 2017. After a string of releases and amazing collabos, Smino dropped the visuals for the fan-favorite track, “Wild Irish Roses.” The hoodies sold out almost immediately after the rapper’s clever tweet. As far as a restock on the hoodies, details remain fuzzy.
i made dese satin for ppl w/ hair who like napping in hoodies . https://t.co/VvlO6yAe97 (the last pic how happy u gone look wen u wake up like Beyoncé) pic.twitter.com/HXQmbJkopA
— Smi (@smino) April 2, 2018
However, the rapper teased fans even more when he posted a video of himself in a black on black satin hoodie that he said he was supposed to drop for Black History Month but got too high to remember.
black on black satin… I was posed to drop dis blk history month but blunts. pic.twitter.com/noqPuVkpKs
— Smi (@smino) April 3, 2018
The satin hoodies bare resemblance to Grace Eleyae’s Slap (satin-lined caps). Created in 2014, her business now carried satin-lined products like pillowcases, scrunchies and baseball caps. A few fans pointed it out to the rapper, but he was unaware of the amazing product.
Nonetheless, Black Twitter is still having a field day. Check out some of the best tweets about the hoodies below:
Natural hair friendly hoodies? Is there any reason we shouldn’t love this man? https://t.co/IUvMYDfE1j
— Z (@Zshavoni_) April 2, 2018
smino just designed satin-lined hoodies to keep our hair moisturized and frizz-free. what did we do to deserve smino? https://t.co/Mx3dPMwBD2
— Gabriela Wilson (@gabywilson) April 2, 2018
Soooo @smino made hoodies with satin inside for when you nap with your hoodie on (link in bio)
Not all heros wear capes,
Some wear hoodies… and durags pic.twitter.com/qoY8OXWxCz— a mf scorpio w a mf heart (@lilylovealot) April 2, 2018
The fact that you thought enough about our hair to put satin in the hood made me so happy
— Zae♀️ (@ahzaexsemel) April 2, 2018
Smino launched a line of satin lined hoodies for naturals who like sleeping in hoodies……..WOW
Black EXCELLENCE 🗣 pic.twitter.com/Z9qVz7QqkF
— hustler 💸 + homie 💡 (@CoffeeCreamGirl) April 2, 2018