By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Pharrell Williams is going green...well, at least his hair is.
The super-producer rocked a colorful green dye job, as well as black leather shorts, to the Lanvin Ready-To-Wear womenswear show at Paris Fashion Week. Always the fashionista, he was even seen chatting it up with Vogue head honcho Anna Wintour in the front row. Still a little early for St. Patrick's Day, no word on the impetus behind the new 'do. Read More...
Posted 4/6/11 10:07 am EST by D.L. Chandler in fashion, Things That Aren't Hip-Hop ... But Are
Kanye West has long been lauded for his sense of style and his love of high end fashion trends. The producer and rapper is also known to indulge in nearly any pursuit that crosses his mind so it is fitting the superstar will be adding his creativity and vision to a fashion line very soon.
Kanye and Paris designers Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag – who both helm the M/M Paris art and design company – are working on a line of silk scarves inspired by artwork from Kanye’s last album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Artist George Condo, who painted the stirring and controversial images for Kanye’s album covers, is reported to be overseeing the direction and creation of the scarf design. Kanye will not be directly designing the scarves himself but it should be assumed that he will offer some level of input in this latest endeavor. The line of scarves will be exclusively sold in Paris clothing store although potential purchasers will be able to buy the items directly from the M/M Paris website as well. Read More...
Posted 3/29/11 6:42 pm EST by Alvin Blanco in fashion, Music News
Cam’Ron is many things; rapper, former high-school basketball star, Dipset general, sometime actor, the list goes on. Stylist is another title the Harlem native can claim. While his past affections for pink and purple hues have been well documented, during yesterday’s visit to the Angie Martinez Show on Hot 97, the MC laid out a few hilarious style dos and don’ts for the ladies. While most coverage of the interview focused on his announcement that the homie Vado signed a deal with Interscope Records, RapFix outlines the proper attire for would be Killa Cam jump offs.
DO NOT rock Coach anything.
Have you heard Cam’Ron and Vado’s “Hey Muma” from their upcoming Gunz ‘N Butta album. “Let me coach you, no Coach tags,” he quips on the song. Sure Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci are still good to go, but Coach no longer holds any cachet with Killa.
DO rock thigh high socks.
This one is for the ladies since it’s a safe bet he was not thinking of Tyler, the Creator’s socks when he mentioned this one. Cam also pointed at the main chick in his video for girl “Girls Cry” as an example—or see American Apparel. You can’t be mad at that look.
DO NOT rock Steve Madden shoes.
Steve Madden is known for making women’s shoes that at times look like knock offs of more expensive lines (think: Loubottins) but with more affordable prices. [http://www.stevemadden.com/] A trait Mr. Giles apparently isn’t too keen on. “If you rocking Steve Madden, we won’t go anywhere,” said Cam.
DO always. Wear. Socks.
“I don’t like feet, no homo, period. Guys or girls,” said Cam’Ron. Nuff said.
DO NOT wear red toe nail polish.
According to Cam’Ron, red toe nail polish puts a woman in the same lane as Louis Jefferson from The Jeffersons. “It make me think you like 72 years old,” he said. No disrespect to the late Isabel Sanford, of course.
Cam’Ron summed up his discriminating taste when describing the motivation behind his bars on “Hey Muma.” He told Angie Martinez, “It’s like, I like her but she just rocking the wrong thing, let me coach you. You looking good, you got potential, but you just need a stylist; a tutor, a sponsor. Somebody to get you correct. Cause it's a lot of girls that could be crazy good, but the swag messes up everything.”
Actually, that would be a lack of swag that messes up everything. Love is love.
Posted 1/4/11 5:33 pm EST by Hillary Crosley in fashion, Music News, Spotted!
Kanye West may have released "Eyes Closed" featuring John Legend on January 4, but his flair for winter furs has our eyes open — especially with his knack for pairing the piece with Air Jordans and leather pants. Check our photo gallery on 'Ye's recent fashion picks.
The MC also recently announced that he and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne collaboration album would be available to the public at the end of this week. Then, the Internet buzzed that the LP would actually hit shelves on March 1. MTV News contacted Def Jam, West's record label home, but the house that Russell Simmons built had yet to comment at press time. Still, as a fan, there really isn't ever too much G.O.O.D. Music, right? See what we did there ... Read More...
By Alexandra Phanor-Faury
As we wait for Busta Rhymes to hit "RapFix Live" today (October 7), we couldn't help but recall our last show with Tony Yayo. The G-Unit soldier stopped by to talk about his new music with Danny Brown and other, but it was Yayo’s throwback bucket hat that had us talking days after he left the studio. This casual hat has endured a slew of re-incarnations from fishermen hat to hip-hop fashion staple, but just how did this evolution take place? Inspired by Yayo’s love of bucket hats, we set out to trace the historical time line of this retro headpiece.
1948: In an attempt to shield themselves from the scorching sun during the Israeli War of Independence (or as many Arabs call it "the Catastrophe"), the Israeli Defense Force invent the wide and downwards brim head gear we know as the bucket hat. The IDF continues to use this style of hat today.
early 1960s: The Israeli military bucket hat makes its appearance in the United States as a must fishing accessory that not only protects fishermen’s eyes from the sun, but the crown also doubles as a holding place for easy access to fishing lures.
1964: A comedy TV sitcom about seven castaways desperately trying to find a way off a deserted island, "Gilligan’s Island," debuts on CBS. Gilligan, the clumsy and clownish crewman, dons a bucket hat for the entirety of the show's three seasons. This style of hat becomes synonymous with the iconic character.
1972: The bucket hat returns to prime time television in the dark comedy, "M*A*S*H," which was centered around a team of doctors stationed in South Korea during the Korean War. Col. Henry Blake’s wardrobe included a bucket hat decorated with fishing lures.
1974: "Good Times" premieres with Jimmy Walker’s character J.J. wearing a bucket hat. Along with J.J.’s “dy-no-mite” catchphrase, the bucket hat becomes his trademark.
1979: The Sugar Hill Gang make music history with "Rapper’s Delight." Group member Big Bank Hank is credited with being the first to turn the bucket hat into a hip-hop fashion statement in the video for the first hip-hop single to go gold.
1983: Big Bank Hank may have planted the sartorial seeds for bucket hats, but it was a cocky 16-year-old Queens MC by the name of LL Cool J who would be responsible for blowing up the bucket hat style. LL’s radio wasn’t the only thing he couldn’t live without, the legendary rapper’s penchant for Bermuda Casual bucket hats designed by U.K. brand Kangol was evident throughout the 80s. What Run DMC did for Adidas, LL did for bucket hats: made them an integral part of hip-hop fashion.
1986: LL is the first hip-hop act to perform on the classic American Bandstand music television show. He rocks a Bermuda Casual bucket hat and a track suit for the historical performance.
1987: LL’s sophomore album, Bigger And Deffer, features him wearing a red version. Following the release of this album, Kangol becomes the go to brand for bucket hats. After Gilligan, LL is by far the most recognizable bucket hat stan.
1987: Kool Moe Dee’s immortalizes his long standing feud with LL on the cover of his sophomore album, How You Like Me Now, with a red Bermuda Casual Kangol being run over by a white jeep.
1988: Run D.M.C. may favor fedoras but Run and D.M.C., on occasion, wore the Bermuda Casual bucket hat. Rumor has it that Jam Master Jay wasn’t feeling the bucket hat style.
1989: On the cover of their sophomore album, Unfinished Business, EPMD’s Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith bring back the old-school Gilligan fishermen inspired bucket hat. Instead of reaching for the ubiquitous Bermuda Casual, the Long Island duo opts for a classic khaki number with a wider brim.
1990s: Rakim of Eric B and Rakim wears a bucket style hat on the cover image for their single, “Mahogany." Rappers like Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog and music execs like Damon Dash take to wearing the bucket hat. The style even goes international with French rapper MC Solar wearing a bucket hat (Bob in French) throughout the 90s.
2005: G-Unit’s Tony Yayo releases his highly-anticipated solo debut, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon. In the video for “Curious” featuring Joe, the Haitian rapper wears a crisp white bucket hat.
2010: An avid bucket hat collector, Tony Yayo re-introduces the hat to a new generation of hip-hop fans.
