
Eugene Lim: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
I work in the media but my true love and passion will always be basketball. I remember being a teenager, discovering the peer-to-peer sharing client, LimeWire and the treasure trove of National Basketball League mixtapes on them. For the uninitiated, these mixtapes are edited video clips, showcasing highlights of NBA players, set against old-school hip-hop tracks. It was in the early noughties, the land before YouTube. Like a fat kid who’d been given free McDonald’s meals, I devoured every mixtape I could get my hands on, watching them religiously over and over again. While my basketball career is relegated to occasional pick-up matches at the local community centre, these mixtapes fuelled my love for the sport and helped spark my second passion in life, a love of hip-hop culture and streetwear. Why the long walk for a short drink of water, describing my love for streetwear? Because when I say I love every second of this wave of streetwear that has taken over the fashion industry, I truly mean it.


