CAUSE OF DEATH: Founder of BORNXRAISED, Chris Printup, confirmed dead in fatal car accident

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Founder of BORNXRAISED, Chris Printup, confirmed dead in fatal car accident. (Read More Here).

An inside source confirmed the news to Complex on Tuesday evening. Further details have not yet been made public. A number of figures in fashion and hip-hop—including Bun B—have begun to pay homage. More information on Spanto’s passing will be added as it becomes available.

The designer created the influential Born x Raised brand with Alex “2Tone” Erdmann a decade ago, celebrating and defending their Venice, California home. One of their earliest designs, seen in the clip below, famously read “Gentrification Is Genocide.” High-profile collabs have included New Era, Converse, Babylon, and numerous L.A. franchises like the Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Rams, and LAFC.

The designer started the brand with Alex “2Tone” Erdmann a decade ago as an ode to their Venice, California home. Since starting the brand, Born x Raised has found itself collaborating with some of the biggest franchises to come out of Los Angeles — the Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Rams and even LAFC. The label has also joined forces on collabs with the likes of New Era and Converse.

Just recently, the designer took to Instagram to share his look back on his life, expressing how grateful he is to be cancer free. Spanto was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013 and celebrated his cancer-free status in 2018. At the end of 2022, he reflected on how far he has come on Instagram in a gratitude post below. Just last month, Born x Raised teamed up with Levi’s to pay homage to Spanto’s late father Butch, who died earlier this year.