From bucket hats and Adidas track suit all the way to the hip hop rock star era. Hip Hop fashion has evolved over the years since the first sound emerged from NYC’s neighborhood in the middle of 1970’s styles have spreaded from city to city, coast to coast, and scene to scene. Fashion made hip hop music stand out throughout the years.
The first hip hop fashion style was worn by rappers, DJ’s, break dancers and graffiti artist. The early 80’s b-boy look which had also emerged throughout the east coast had wore bucket hats, Adidas tracksuit with the Adidas shell toes, gold chains, name-plate necklaces, etc. Major sportswear companies such as Le Coq Sportif, Adidas and other old school brands ruled the street fashion. Hip hop groups and artist such as Run-D.M.C, The Fat Boys, Ultra-magnetic MCs, Schoolly D, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane and many more rocked this look.
After a few twist and turns throughout the hip hop fashion gangster rap style adopted the black pride look inspired by Latin American gang culture of De La Soul. Towards the end of the 80’s era hip hop acts such as Public Enemy, Erfic B and Rakim, Brand Nubian, Main Source, Queen Latifah, KRS-One, and Salt-N-Pepa started embracing the African heritage look known as the Black Panther look.Black nationalist colors like black, red, yellow, and green and jewelry was a part of the black nationalist hip hop style.
The ghetto fabulous look known as the old-school gangster look has been introduced in the early 2000’s it was more of a classier look in the hip hop era. That style suggested extreme wealth look with wearing extravagant attire. Rappers such as Diddy, Snoop Dog, Notorious BIG, and 2-Pac adopted this look by reflecting to old school gangsters like Al Capone with the fedoras, bowler hats, double-breasted suits and alligator skin shoes.
The mid 2000’s look was the baggy eras wear rappers wore tall white tees, fat daddies (baggy pants), jerseys, work boots, puffer jackets, and Tommy Hilfiger. Stars such as Wu-Tang, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Ludacris, Lil Kim, and even Soulja Boy pulled off this era and made it look cool.
The hip hop rock star era came into style around 2014 where rappers such as Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, and Migos all made it trendy. With the skinny jeans and leather jacket gave them a little more of a punk rock look. This style tends to have a mix of expensive designer clothes such as Balmain Jeans, Chanel shoes, Balenciagas, and ect.
Another style of fashion that is apart of this era is more of a homeless hippie look with the ripped long T-shirts, and dull colors such as olive green, brown, and orange. Kanye West made it a trend for people who looks up to him it goes apart of Yeezy boosts.
My favorite style is the hip hop rock star look I like to mimic it a little bit as apart of my own style by switching it up a little bit with a street look. To me I tend to have my own style because I don’t try to dress like anyone else but myself.
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