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Hip-hop artist and actor Ice Cube wearing a Jheri curl hairstyle, 1987. The Jheri curl (often spelled Jerry curl or Jeri Curl) is a permanent wave hairstyle that was popular among Black Americans during the 1980s and early 1990s. Invented by the hairdresser Jheri Redding, [1] the Jheri curl gives the wearer a glossy, loosely curled look.
As for the braided style of hi-top fades, it characterized an era of "Afrocentricity" of hip hop and embracing the rap culture. Golden age MCs like Def Jef and the hip hop group De La Soul are known for their braided hi-top fade styles in 1989 and 1990. Many back-up dancers in many hip hop, dance, and R&B videos could be seen wearing similar ...
The sideburns of the 1960s and 1970s saw a massive decline in fashion in late 1970s. Big and eccentric hair styles were popularized by film and music stars, in particular amongst teenagers. Although straight hair was the norm at the beginning of the decade, as many late 1970s styles were still relevant, by around 1982 the perm had come into ...
And the thundering Roland beat on “P.S.K.” is one of the most recognizable rhythm tracks of ‘80s hip-hop, sampled and interpolated by everyone from the Notorious B.I.G. and Eminem to DJ ...
Hip-hop fashion (also known as rap fashion) refers to the various styles of dress that originated from Urban Black America and inner city youth in cities like New York City, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Being a major part of hip hop culture , it further developed in other cities across the United States, [ 1 ] with each contributing different ...
“50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion,” launches Thursday on Peacock and will stream on NBC News NOW at 10 p.m. ET, as well as on NBCNews.com and NBC News’ YouTube ...
Seinfeld's pirate shirt, a New Romantic fashion staple during the 80s. The origins of the New Romantic and new wave fashion and music movement of the mid-1980s are often attributed to the Blitz Kids who frequented the club Blitz in London, especially David Bowie. Bowie even used the Blitz's host Steve Strange in his music video for Ashes to ...
For rapper Killer Mike, the ’80s was the most impactful decade of sound. Sitting down with SPIN and Bose as part of our Decades of Sound collaboration, Killer Mike shares his thoughts on the ...