Wu-Tang's RZA on Timberlands, "The Boots That Paved The Way"

Timberland Boots—a durable, affordable workboot that is as synonymous with hip-hop as it is construction sites. Today you'll see everyone from Kanye West to menswear editors rocking them at Fashion Week, and their roots in style go deep. In the early '90s, the boot's utility and agression perfectly matched the gritty New York sound being put forth by rappers Mobb Deep, Smif-n-Wessun, and perhaps most notably by Wu-Tang Clan. Even as the East Coast-West Coast beef reached a boiling point, the b...