Looking Fly
One of the important features of a rapper is his appearance. He or she needs to appeal to their audience. And directly or indirectly influence their audience's fashion sense. No matter what he or she has to say, the communication would not be complete if the outfit was offbeat. Tattoos have also been added to the list of must-haves for rappers, even for the females. So in this blog, I present the evolution of fashion in rap from the early 90s till today.
Enjoy!
Blast from the past
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prhF6LE89z4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwJYSLwpzY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbud7ZEeAYQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_TcszezOVE
Today -- we can see that a lot of the women in these videos have less clothing on (except for Lil Kim who has always upheld that image). Also, most of these songs feature choreographed dances (or "dances from the hood") that are very ridiculous (thats an understatment) but we all want to get loose, at least once in a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c1ZemWAuaU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl9_GHc4hWA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZSnJIJDTNU
And anything on BET tonight would suffice....