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 ...

Hip hop’s relationship with fashion has been studied for decades and has given rise to some of the most iconic labels that forever altered the way people dress. It’s impossible to discuss the cultural ...

Hip Hop Beauty Circa 1973 co-founders Ashunta Sheriff-Kendricks and Thembisa S. Mshaka announce the premiere of HIP HOP ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Flashback roughly 30 years ago to the bright colors, the baggy outfits, and the denim. "We realized that there wasn't a company in the business that had this streetwear look," said ...

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 ...

Journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy has spent a large part of her career documenting hip-hop culture. Over the course of her writing career, she’s written pieces for XXL, TIME, Complex and countless other ...

Some Hip-Hop artists are known for their bold, distinctive fashion that helps them stand out and amplify their personal brands. From Run-DMC’s adidas tracksuits in the 1980s to the blinged-out chains ...

Chanel’s 1991 Fall-Winter ready-to-wear show was set in Paris, but its soul was right off the streets of New York City. A remix of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” blared overhead as ...

LL Cool J, Fat Joe, Mayor De Blasio and More Break Ground With the Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx (Getty) *A gala this weekend in the Bronx paid tribute to and raised funds for the Universal ...

Hip Hop Week brought the big dogs for their KC “Fit Check” Fashion Show on Saturday. The hip-hop-inspired show featured local Kansas City designers, models — Including some special four-legged models ...