Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the needle hit the records on DJ Kool Herc's turntable, launching hip-hop's start 50 years ago, the sound pushed a new ...

President and Chief Executive Officer of Essence Ventures Caroline Wanga moderated We’ve Been Here Before: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Fashion. Here, she, Tony Shellman, and Mike B. discussed the influence of ...

Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus-year-old genre has had distinct moments within the fashion industry in the ...

Hip-hop fashion is more than just a style. It’s a movement, a message, and a powerful cultural force that has changed generations. Hip-hop fashion has changed college campuses everywhere, from its ...

This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

There’s a new player shaking up the status quo in the pulsating heart of hip-hop culture, an arena where beats and fashion intersect. Meet BUDRO, the brand that’s not just riding the wave of hip-hop ...

At an opening for a new exhibition at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, attendees embraced a musical fashion history. Peter Wright, who goes by Souleo, and Beau McCall, right, at the ...

I caught up with co-founder and CEO Kyeisha Kelly and got a sneak peek inside this hip-hop fashion haven. This story is part of our Start. Build. Grow. series, a celebration of Black business.From ...

On February 8th, The Museum at FIT is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop style with a showstopping exhibition. This museum is dedicated to the art of fashion, and over the last five decades, hip-hop has ...

It's practically impossible to fully explain hip-hop's impact on fashion. From Aaliyah and Destiny's Child in head-to-toe Tommy Hilfiger 'fits to Dapper Dan's Gucci jackets to Lil' Kim teaming up with ...

NPR's Juana Summers visits a new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City that celebrates 50 years of fashion in hip hop music. CARDI B: (Rapping) These is red bottoms, these is ...

When the needle hit the records on DJ Kool Herc's turntable, launching hip-hop's start 50 years ago, the sound pushed a new culture into the arts, especially music and fashion. Hip-hop's conversation ...