Honestly, I would never have worn a plaid flannel shirt like Paul Bunyan, regardless if Biggie Smalls wore it or not, but that is just me. You could not tell all the ‘fellas on the block that though, because everyone looked as though they were going to the forest to cut down a few trees. Near the turn of the new millennium and about two years after jerseys ran ramped and rappers boasted about all the jerseys they had in their closet. Brooklyn native rapper Fabolous has proclaimed on a few tracks about his sponsorship with Mitchel & Ness Co., a jersey company which specializes in old-school jerseys. Style just does not surround just clothes anymore, it has evolved, yes, evolved, into cars, jewelry, and dare I say it, which type of business or businesses you own.
The biggest overseer of this movement from hip-hop’s point of view has got to be Jay-Z. I call Mr. Carter (Jay-Z) the trend setter/brand ender. With a few lines, Jay-Z has single handedly either sparked or crashed some of this last decade’s biggest trends. I remember him hyping up the alcoholic substance Cristal and destroying the image of the 4.0 Range Rover in the track,
Jay Z- Imaginary Players:
Jay Z- Show You How:
Jay Z- What More Can I say:
From sneakers, to Roc-A-Fella clothing, to even his own brand of vodka, Jay-Z used word-of-mouth through his music to not only sell his own products, but dictate which products and clothing our communities should or should not use. Can Bill Gates or Warren Buffett do the same? Of course not, this is what emphasizes the power of hip-hop’s influence even more. We would much rather listen to the cool, rich man rather than the wealthy men who seem to get their clothes designed by the developers of the first Xbox game console. So after all of that please keep in mind when it comes to fashion and style, the majority of us hip-hop listeners hang on to an artist’s every word, just like how our clothes hang in closets. We are easily handled, but one tug or pull could either damage our image or have us looking quite radiant.
COMMENTS
I DONT KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, I DRESS WHAT I LIKE , I DONT LET SOMEONE ELSE TELL ME HOW TO DRESS. LIKE I WANNA WEAR S.CARTERS. HE DONT EVEN WEAR THEM SHITS.
all i got to say is stunnaz and white teez and yay area turf T's( that word Stunna glasses and style came from the bay just an FYI) ya'll be jackin.... at least give us a shout out..Mac dre originated the word stunnaz....
don't get it twitted
yeah ok who cares about the bay area, no really tell me?
Man these niggas promote go broke wearing cartier,chanel, louis vuitton.Half that shit cost more than some peoples check. And I'll be dam if I going to buy or even wear that fake shit. Unless I find me a slick ass booster.So I wear shit I can afford
like H&M,Gap,Century 21,and JC Penny Sometime their clothes are over priced.I say when you promote retail make sure your fans can afford it.
Fee-Fee
I think tha gear is pretty fly