Daymond John Explains How LL Cool J Secretly Made a FUBU Commercial Out of a GAP Ad and Created Massive Sales Numbers for Both Companies

FUBU Founder Daymond John calls this history's biggest advertising coup.

ByMatthew McCreary•Dec 4, 2020Originally publishedDec 4, 2020

Daymond John Explains How LL Cool J Secretly Made a FUBU Commercial Out of a GAP Ad and Created Massive Sales Numbers for Both CompaniesFUBU Founder Daymond John is calling it history's biggest advertising coup.

FUBU was trending on social media today. Why? Well, that story actually begins in 1997 with LL Cool J and his commercial for Gap. Earlier today, Matthew A. Cherry posted the 30-second adon his Twitter account, saying, "LL will still forever be the

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