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30 most iconic logos in sports

By Jeremy Lambert

TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 23: A general view of George M. Steinbrenner Field as players and coaches from the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees line-up during the National Anthem prior to the Spring Training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 3-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 23: The Chicago White Sox logo painted on the field of the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox on June 23, 2017 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 23: The Chicago White Sox logo painted on the field of the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox on June 23, 2017 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Chicago White Sox

Sticking with my rap theme, 50 Cent rapped, “(People) wearin’ flags cause the colors match they clothes, they get caught in the wrong hood, and filled up with holes.”

It’s a reference to Crips and Bloods. Blue and Red.

Years before 50 Cent spit that line, rap group N.W.A. (sort of) united the two gangs by wearing black and white. And their black and white ensemble wasn’t complete without a Chicago White Sox hat.

Eazy-E was rarely photographed without a hat on. He’s most famous for wearing a black hat with “Compton” spelled out in white. But the White Sox hat was a big part of his cap rotation. Ice Cube thought the colors and writing style was “perfect for [N.W.A.]” and why they went with a White Sox cap despite being from Los Angeles.

The trend of the White Sox logo dominating the hip-hop culture didn’t stop with N.W.A. Kendrick Lamar, another Los Angeles rapper, was on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing a White Sox jacket. Chance The Rapper often wore a White Sox hat and collaborated with the team on special edition hats, before the relationship between the two went sour.

Jay-Z did not make the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can. But some of the best and most revolutionary artists to come out of Los Angeles and Chicago definitely made the White Sox hat more famous than a White Sox can.

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