Apple Bottoms is a fashion and lifestyle brand for women launched in 2003 by rap artist
NellyCornell Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly made his solo debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, the title track of...
, Yomi Martin and
Ian KellyIan Kelly is a British actor and biographer.-Biography:Kelly studied at Cambridge University and UCLA Film School.He has appeared in The Pitmen Painters at the National Theatre and A Busy Day in London's West End and in New York in his own one-man plays and also in the US premiere of Ron...
. The brand was initially a denim label, but has since expanded to include other women's and girl's clothing and accessories.
The term "Apple Bottoms jeans" is referenced in various
hip hopHip hop as a cultural movement "manifest in B-boying , graffiti writing, DJing and eMCeeing/rapping – is an artistic commitment to seize freedom from oppressive social conditions...
songs, including
TwistaCarl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista , is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, according to the Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second. His 2004 album Kamikaze went to number-one on the U.S...
's
Overnight Celebrity"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single off Twista's 2004 album Kamikaze. The song was produced by Kanye West. It and contains a sample of the Lenny Williams song "Cause I Love You"...
and
Flo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper. As a teenager, he toured with local rap group 2 Live Crew. Later, he appeared in numerous popular rap mixtapes and studio albums, most notably in We the Best in 2006...
's
Low"Low" is Flo Rida's very first single, used for the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets and was also a track on Flo Rida's debut album Mail On Sunday. The song features T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain, and has been serviced to radio stations and charted. There is also a remix...
The term is also used in the songs "Tip Drill" and "Paradise" by Nelly, and in the
EminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album...
single
Shake That"Shake That" is a song from Eminem's 2005 Curtain Call: The Hits greatest hits album. It is one of three new songs released on the album, and was the album's second and last single release, following "When I'm Gone."...
.
In 2004, Oprah appeared on
The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history...
wearing a pair of Apple Bottoms jeans, shortly after they were featured as one of "
Oprah's Favorite ThingsOprah’s Favorite Things is an annual segment that appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In the segment, which is typically aired during the holiday season, Winfrey shares products with her audience that she feels are noteworthy or that would make a great gift...
." Oprah also featured the jeans in her magazine,
O, The Oprah MagazineO, The Oprah Magazine, sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation. It was first published on April 19 2000. , its average paid circulation was over 2.7 million copies, two thirds by subscription...
In the 2008 movie
Tropic ThunderTropic Thunder is a 2008 American action satire comedy film directed and produced by Ben Stiller. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey, Jr. as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. When their fed-up writer and director decide to drop them in the middle of a...
actor
Tom CruiseThomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards...
dances to the song "Low", wearing Apple Bottom jeans.
Apple Bottoms is a fashion and lifestyle brand for women launched in 2003 by rap artist
NellyCornell Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly made his solo debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, the title track of...
, Yomi Martin and
Ian KellyIan Kelly is a British actor and biographer.-Biography:Kelly studied at Cambridge University and UCLA Film School.He has appeared in The Pitmen Painters at the National Theatre and A Busy Day in London's West End and in New York in his own one-man plays and also in the US premiere of Ron...
. The brand was initially a denim label, but has since expanded to include other women's and girl's clothing and accessories.
Pop culture
The term "Apple Bottoms jeans" is referenced in various
hip hopHip hop as a cultural movement "manifest in B-boying , graffiti writing, DJing and eMCeeing/rapping – is an artistic commitment to seize freedom from oppressive social conditions...
songs, including
TwistaCarl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista , is an American rapper who once held the title of fastest emcee in the world, according to the Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 11.2 syllables per second. His 2004 album Kamikaze went to number-one on the U.S...
's
Overnight Celebrity"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single off Twista's 2004 album Kamikaze. The song was produced by Kanye West. It and contains a sample of the Lenny Williams song "Cause I Love You"...
and
Flo RidaTramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper. As a teenager, he toured with local rap group 2 Live Crew. Later, he appeared in numerous popular rap mixtapes and studio albums, most notably in We the Best in 2006...
's
Low"Low" is Flo Rida's very first single, used for the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets and was also a track on Flo Rida's debut album Mail On Sunday. The song features T-Pain and was co-written with T-Pain, and has been serviced to radio stations and charted. There is also a remix...
The term is also used in the songs "Tip Drill" and "Paradise" by Nelly, and in the
EminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album...
single
Shake That"Shake That" is a song from Eminem's 2005 Curtain Call: The Hits greatest hits album. It is one of three new songs released on the album, and was the album's second and last single release, following "When I'm Gone."...
.
In 2004, Oprah appeared on
The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history...
wearing a pair of Apple Bottoms jeans, shortly after they were featured as one of "
Oprah's Favorite ThingsOprah’s Favorite Things is an annual segment that appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In the segment, which is typically aired during the holiday season, Winfrey shares products with her audience that she feels are noteworthy or that would make a great gift...
." Oprah also featured the jeans in her magazine,
O, The Oprah MagazineO, The Oprah Magazine, sometimes simply abbreviated to O, is a monthly magazine founded by Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Corporation. It was first published on April 19 2000. , its average paid circulation was over 2.7 million copies, two thirds by subscription...
In the 2008 movie
Tropic ThunderTropic Thunder is a 2008 American action satire comedy film directed and produced by Ben Stiller. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey, Jr. as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. When their fed-up writer and director decide to drop them in the middle of a...
actor
Tom CruiseThomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won three Golden Globe Awards...
dances to the song "Low", wearing Apple Bottom jeans. Apple Bottoms were also showcased on
America's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.The show was created and is hosted by talk-show host and former model Tyra Banks, who also serves as the...
Cycle 10 on March 5, 2008 when the models were all gifted with Apple Bottoms handbags and jeans.