The Hundreds Official Adam Bomb Squad NFT Collectibles

Adam Bomb Squad

Bomb Story: While most Badam Bombs are intricately drawn and complex in nature, Simple Badam is a classic, 1-color version of the villain. Although he started off as a mascot, Badam Bomb has become one of the brand"s logos over time. That requires a distillation of the design down to an easy and printable mark. There are a legion of The Hundreds followers who prefer a subtle, timeless Simple Badam over any other. | Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003 The Hundreds has relied on the tubular open-ended cotton of a boxy blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s the streetwear brands of the early 2000s all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1439

Bomb Story: What would Adam Bomb look like if he was drawn on the wall by Maurice Sendak's Max in Where the Wild Things Are?| Background Story: 
Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the '80s and '90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo's influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.

Bomb #1440

Bomb Story: The Hundreds" storytelling is centered around nostalgia and historical references. The designs can also be a commentary on how things were and where things ended up. One example is the contrast between the off-set printing of yesteryear and the digital printing of today. We just think it"s funny that we digitally designed this graphic to emulate offset printing. | Background Story: 
Watercolor Camo is a unique camouflage pattern that blends both Woodland shapes and the Rain pattern. Military camouflage is intended for warfare and survival, so the objective was to find a beautiful and artistic execution. The watercolored application in gold and purple is subversive and yet, still very much effective.

Bomb #1457

Bomb Story: Every generation has its own ""streetwear"". In the '90s, streetwear was propelled by artist-driven T-shirt labels, independent skate companies, and urban brands in the mainstream. The '80s version of streetwear was arguably independent surf designers like T&C Surf, Maui and Sons, and Gotcha. The Shattered Adam is in the spirit of a surf T-shirt brand of the era.| Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1465

Bomb Story: For several years, The Hundreds compiled a collection exclusively for Hawaiian retail partners, entitled The Hundreds Hawaii. Pineapple Adam was offered in this collection. Little known fact, for some reason, the designer who worked on this wrote, ""Mahalo"" (translated as ""Thank You"") instead of something more like ""Aloha,"" underneath the character. We were too late to catch the mistake and so Hawaiian retailers used the imagery as window decals to show their customers gratitude.| Background Story: 
In the early 2000s, all-over-prints reigned supreme in independent streetwear. The trend was a response to the boring solids and understated color-blocking of the dominant skate and urban market. It also followed the footsteps of Nigo"s A Bathing Ape camos. Smaller, T-shirt-based brands like ours tapped into the ancient screen-printing techniques of roller-printing, oversized screens, and belt-printing to execute messy patterns over seams, collars, and hemlines. Bobby designed Pins as a tribute to punk rock safety-pinned patches. Jay Z came out of retirement for his Hangar Tour that year, and he wore the Pins hoodie onstage. That photo headlined MTV, CNN, and USA Today. It wasn"t long before fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 and other sharks jumped on the pattern, turning it into a quick-lived moment in the marketplace.

Bomb #1488

Bomb Story: When you walk into our offices at The Hundreds Homebase, our welcome mat is a diamond-tread metal plate because our entrance used to be a loading dock. I guess you could call it home plate.| Background Story: 
Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the '80s and '90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo's influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.

Bomb #1498

Bomb Story: For a moment there in 2012, we thought we were headed towards the apocalypse (little did we know...), and so The Hundreds' Fall and Winter collections were themed around the end of the world. As an epilogue, in early 2013, we introduced another custom The Hundreds camouflage print called Burnt Camo. This time, we parodied the real-tree, woodland-style camos that mimic the forest floor, except the trees had now been reduced to black ashes. In the aftermath, there was regrowth and hope with fresh flowers beginning to bloom. | Background Story: 
In 2014, The Hundreds Design team climbed into a van and hauled off on an inspiration road trip to New Mexico. We stayed in an isolated desert house and every night, watched the stars coagulate into constellations above Santa Fe. The local art scene, the food, and the ornate design all contributed to this idea of building a unique constellation pattern for our cut-n-sew pieces, ranging from button-up wovens to headwear.

Bomb #1504

Bomb Story: At the start, The Hundreds was rooted in the "80s and "90s Southern California subcultures that comprised our youth. One big element of that season was rave culture, and most notably, rave flyers. There are entire Tumblrs and IG pages dedicated to the cult around these pocket-sized party ads. They shared the same glossy die-cut cardstock and early graphic design, but they each held their own emotions and memories from the ensuing events. Til Dawn Adam is referenced from one of the more popular rave flyers of the 1990s. | Background Story: 
The Hundreds" most iconic repeating pattern is the Paisley print. The irony? The message got lost. In fact, Bobby was never even a fan of the paisley design. It was a reference to bandana print, but the world glommed onto those trademark buta drops. So, over the years, we have re-worked the Paisley print throughout collections, and in the early 2010s, it returned as the Bandana Print. For the first time, we got to appreciate the Paisley in its orignal, intended form.

Bomb #1536

Bomb Story: Kenny Scharf is living history. In the "80s downtown New York scene, Kenny"s artistic rise ran alongside his friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Today, he stands on a body of iconic work that spans the globe. Our favorite thing about Kenny Scharf is that his graffiti still rules the streets, yet he can also hold down solo exhibitions at the finest galleries in the world. Kenny"s characters are hard to miss as they"re often painted on people"s cars under his Karbombz program. Here"s a Scharf-ized Adam Bomb.| Background Story: 
Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the "80s and "90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo"s influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.

Bomb #1537

Bomb Story: Bummed Adam is one of a series of Adam Bombs in various emotive states. Mental health awareness and discussion are important to The Hundreds so we use the emotional Adams to help our community identify different feelings. Also, MOOD.| Background Story: 
Hawaii is like a second home to Bobby Hundreds, as he has relatives on the islands and is a frequent visitor. We also used to run a The Hundreds Hawaii program, featuring designs and collections that were made exclusive to Hawaiian retailers. Our Hawaiian patterns are a nod to the classical Aloha shirt, but there"s also always a personalized twist that is very much The Hundreds and essentially Los Angeles.

Bomb #1538

Bomb Story: Chalk Adam acknowledges the educational aspects of the brand. It"s also a metaphor for starting from scratch when you lose it all and have to pick yourself back up again. Quite literally, ""back to the drawing board."" | Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1539

Bomb Story: This visibly angry Adam is one of a series of Adam Bombs in various emotive states. Mental health awareness and discussion are important to The Hundreds so we use the emotional Adams to help our community identify different feelings. Also, MOOD.| Background Story: 
Coinciding with the birth of the Internet in the late 1990s, Digital (or Digi) camouflages were invented by the Canadian Forces. But, we liked to play with Digi Camo because of its connection with the Internet, technology, and the metaverse. Considering that The Hundreds broke the web open for global streetwear, we've since been the forerunners when it comes to tech innovation in the marketplace. Case in point: NFTs.

Bomb #1540

Bomb Story: We look to Adam Bomb as the embodiment of a generation. Perhaps one day, the art will be remembered fondly like that of historical painters. Adam Bomb has taken on the spirit of many classical artists, including Claude Monet, the founder of French impressionist painting.| Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1541

Bomb Story: Titlecard Adam is just one element of a larger graphic that read ""Death from Below"" in old school horror film lettering. The inspiration for this design arose from our love of classic movies, black and white pictures, and film noir. | Background Story: 
If there was ever a pattern that encapsulated The Hundreds, it would be Paisley. Our first big hit, the one that put us on the map, was the all-over-print Paisley hoodie from 2005. There's an unabridged version of this story in Bobby's book, but that sweatshirt sold so much, and sold out so quickly overnight, that we allocated all of those funds to building our first flagship retail store on the corner of Fairfax and Rosewood. The pattern was designed in 2004, on a lesser-remembered piece called the ""Bandana"" zip-up. Over the years, those clusters of buta droplets continued onto The Hundreds T-shirts, across cut-n-sew collections, New Era fitteds, and collaborations with artists. The Paisley print not only defined us, but greater streetwear, as it trickled down into the work of later brands and designers.

Bomb #1584

Bomb Story: There are a few half-toned Adam Bombs in the Squad, but this was one of the first. The reprographic technique of half-toning has been popular throughout various generations of art, from the early screen-printing and lithographs of Warhol to the Photoshop edits of early-2000s streetwear. Half-toning was a convenient solution for many designers who were utilizing low-resolution online photographs to stretch across T-shirts. Instead of getting a pixelated result, a halftone filter broke a blurry photo into thousands of sharp, focused dots.| Background Story: 
Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the '80s and '90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo's influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.

Bomb #1622

Bomb Story: Adam Bomb is The Hundreds world famous mascot. Bobby Hundreds illustrated a cartoony Adam Bomb with an anxious, expectant face, based off of The Hundreds logo at the time, an iconic silhouette called Solid Bomb. Over the years, Adam Bomb blanketed the world, proudly worn by generations of streetwear fans, topping Times Squares highest billboard, and collaborating with the biggest name brands and artists. Adam Bomb Squad is the leader of the Adam Bomb Squad and is one of the most recognizable faces in fashion today. The Pure Adam is the classic Adam Bomb logo imagined in a number of The Hundreds-approved colorways, pulled directly from our base palette. Unlike most of the other art in the ABS collection, this NFT features the only Adam Bomb that is colored up in these tones. | Background Story: 
Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the '80s and '90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo's influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.

Bomb #1624

Bomb Story: Artist Joshua Vides collaborated with us on this Adam Bomb, stylized in his signature form. Vides origins stem from streetwear, having gotten his start at The Hundreds and then founding his own brand CLSC. Today, Vides is regarded in the next school of contemporary artists, having worked with MCA Chicago, Fendi, and BMW. His Reality to Idea perspective of the world has inspired many to see their surroundings differently.| Background Story: 
The foundation of The Hundreds is streetwear, and at the foundation of streetwear is the graphic T-shirt. From our beginnings in the Fall of 2003, The Hundreds has relied on the tubular, open-ended cotton of a boxy, blank as our canvas. This is the same T-shirt that Bobby and Ben wore growing up, mixing and matching them 3 for $10 at the local swap meets. The independent skate brands of the 1990s, the streetwear brands of the early 2000s, all co-signed the same cut. Even when the clothing industry chased ringspun apparel or fashion silhouettes, The Hundreds held to the inspirational baseline. Our solid backgrounds are hues from the original swatch card that we built the brand off of. 

Bomb #1627

Bomb Story: For every design and collaboration successfully executed by The Hundreds, there are a handful of alternatives and pitches that fell through. Some Adam Bombs go all the way to the final stages of the filtration process but are ultimately cut. The reasoning is all over the place: we believed in it, but not enough of our stockists bought into it. Sometimes, it's just that timing is off and the design fails to meet the climate criteria. Regardless, some bombs eventually make their way through but many are often trapped in purgatory. This is one of the lucky few drafts to finally see the light of day.| Background Story: 
Watercolor Camo is a unique camouflage pattern that blends both Woodland shapes and the Rain pattern. Military camouflage is intended for warfare and survival, so the objective was to find a beautiful and artistic execution. The watercolored application in gold and purple is subversive and yet, still very much effective.