But, in the early 1980s, fashion brands faced a dilemma: embrace hip-hop, an exciting, raw sound, or shun it for fear of offending mass audiences. Along came Run DMC, who proved it was possible ...

During the 1980s, hip-hop fashion was characterized by striking colors. Loose-fitting white shirts accompanied tracksuits, gold chains, and Kangol bucket hats. Large sunglasses were often added to ...

In hip-hop fashion, the book's title is a play on words ... coincided with the rise of a nascent genre of music called hip-hop. By the mid-1980s, Public Enemy and EPMD were making names for ...

Maradona embodied a lot of what the 1980s stood for ... Films such as Step Up and Honey demonstrated the impact of hip-hop culture on fashion, with low-rise jeans and trainers key components ...

The fashion designer and life-long Harlem resident talks about how he finds inspiration in his beloved neighborhood.

By the early 1980s, both genres had found their feet. Hip-hop emerged as a powerful voice for storytelling, resistance and identity. Building on the foundations laid down by DJ Kool Herc ...