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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine getting a birthday invitation to dress like rappers in 2025. What exactly do you even wear? Skinny jeans? The 50-plus-year ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hip-hop fashion has grown up. Inspired by the vibe of the streets, so-called urbanwear is veering away from logos and celebrity names. Brands such as Baby Phat and Rocawear are filtering deeper into ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 90s and 00s birthed today's Hip Hop style icons. Although it’s always fun to take a trip down memory lane and get nostalgic about the 90s, we can’t forget that the early 2000s gave us some looks ...

This post was updated March 2 at 1:23 p.m. Hip-hop never needed the runway. The runway needed hip-hop. Hip Hop Congress at UCLA transformed the Ackerman Grand Ballroom into a catwalk Feb. 19, tracing ...

It’s the late ‘80s in New York City, graffiti is the omnipresent art, Run-DMC is coursing through boomboxes at block parties from its birthplace in the Bronx to Brooklyn, and off-the-rack fashion ...

There's no denying hip-hop's impact on the world of fashion. From birthing some of our favorite trends (think Da Brat's baggy-denim era of the '90s) to artists actively working in the style industry, ...

It was 1985. Hip-hop was entering its golden era, and Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh were putting on what they called "The Show." On that single's B-side was "La Di Da Di," one of the most beloved, and ...