In the early 80’s Hip-hop women had to hide their style of femininity women dressed like dudes to be taken seriously in the rap game. The reason the male artist believed this concept of wearing heavy jewelry stemmed from Africa was because they were in lots of rap battles as head warriors winning and that’s how they decided to be perceived.
The heavy jewelry signified prestige and wealth some believed this was connected to Africanism. The women wore oversized gold door knocker earrings and Rapper and hip-hop artist Roxanne Shante helped popularized these earrings including hip-hop artist Salt and Pepper who wore thick chains also. The men wore multiple thick gold chains around their neck like rapper Kurtis Blow who helped popularize this style amongst many other rappers like LL Cool Jay. One of the most popular styles was wearing heavy gold jewelry. The Rappers Run DMC inspired many men to wear Kangos and thick gold chains. Because if you rocked a style and you wasn’t feeling it nobody else was feeling it either. The key was when you re-created or created a style you had to make it your own or you weren’t respected as believable.
For instance several came up with a concept they made look cool and everyone started wearing while mainstream tapped into the market too. Hip-hop at this time was a re-creation of many designs and making it your own. Many of these fellas and females became major recording artist and trend setters for the culture. The styles worn were Adidas track suits, bomber jackets, and sneakers like Puma’s, Pro-keds, and Chuck Taylor All-star’s with oversized shoelaces.Īs we went into the 1980’s this street wear became Hip-hop culture inspired by Hip-hop music that was often seen on any corner in New York with two or more fellas battling with rhymes drawing an audience cheering them on. During this time the looks were put together as an expression of self identity seen at block parties, and house parties. Hip-hop fashion began in the late 1970’s in New York City’s Bronx neighborhood. The slaves took left over fabric and utilized creativity because we have been creative since the beginning of time. Some also wore dark eyeglasses and headbands, heavy makeup including dark eyeliner, mascara with big, long, frizzy hair with bangs, and tons of hairspray.The Black experience of taking little of nothing and creating multitudes of styles stems as far back during slavery. They were always seen wearing black, tight leather pants, leather jackets, and tall, spiked leather boots, not to mention accessorizing the leather with shiny silver belt buckles, chains, and rings. During the 1980s, rock groups Poison, Motley Crue, and Guns N’ Roses all demonstrated their own style of fashion to the world of music. These rock bands brought together all sorts of people, each one unique in their own little way, each one their own different personalities. Back in the 80s, rock music was said to represent freedom of expression the freedom to be yourself. Hairbands drew as many women fans as males despite their teased hair, lipstick, and womanizing. Male 80s “hair bands” were all very feminine looking and driven to do nothing but get wasted and have sex. Huge hair, platinum blonde hair, glitter, lots of make-up, sexual ambiguity, tight jeans (bulging crotch). A lot of 80s Hip Hop fashion became something of a status symbol, even today with famous rappers such as 50 Cent. Starter jackets, in addition, we’re also a popular trend in their own right during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1980, Nike had attained a 50% market share in the U.S, and in 1988 Nike’s famous slogan “Just Do It” became the pinnacle of the brands’ marketing efforts. Women in hip hop had emulated the male tough-guy fashions such as baggy pants and heavy work boots but added glamour with hoop earrings and lip gloss. The “hip-pop” era also saw the split between male and female hip hop fashion, which had previously been more or less similar. In the 80s Hip Hop was the loudest expression of African American subculture and Black Nationalism became increasingly influential in rap. Hip Hop music, fashion, and culture were called a fad throughout the eighties and part of the nineties. Adidas jumpsuits and shoes, multi-fingered rings, and thick gold chains.
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