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Hermès to Homiés: A New Exhibition Examines the Fashion of Faking It

Dapper Dan created counterfeit leather pieces popular with hip hop artists in the 80s and 90s, and wanted to make his clients feel wealthier than they were. He printed luxury logos like MCM, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci. And he actually found a way to print on leather so it wouldn’t bleed when it was raining. One bomber jacket was double-breasted to look like a tuxedo - it’s more interesting than something MCM or Louis Vuitton would have done. 

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Party Like a Rock Star: Is Hip-Hop the New Rock ‘n’ Roll?

The year was 2007; one-hit wonders Shop Boyz would release their summer anthem “Party Like a Rockstar.” Filled with trite lines (“Me and my band man / On the yacht with Marilyn Manson”) and generic, wannabe heavy-metal guitar riffs, the only redeeming quality from the song, was its chorus. “Party like a rockstar,” those four words would make Shop Boyz co-signers of the rock star lifestyle, and usher in a legion of fellow hip-hop artists, with rock star mentalities.

Hip-hop has very well become this generation’s rock ‘n’ roll, and the use of the term “rock star” is an indicator of that. Similar to their rock counterparts, present-day rappers are renowned for both their music and outrageous behavior. Even on a superficial level, we see rappers emulating the “rock star” image. Super tight skinny jeans, T-shirts and eccentric hairstyles — some rappers prefer these alternatives to the baggy and oversized clothing common in hip-hop.

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Tracklist: Rap Snacks Mixtape

1. Keith Sweat - Nobody (Booty Sweat Remix)  2. Chatte Neuve - Bug a boo  3. Nelly Furtado - Say it right (Kaytradamus remix)  4. Ludacris - Hood Fantasy (Flosstradamus remix)  5. Kanye West - Mercy (Triple Six Sound remix)  6. Baauer - Harlem Shake  7. Azealia Banks - Succumbi  8. Bangladesh Ft. Pusha T, Jadakiss & 2 Chainz - 100  9. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)  10. Wiz Khalifa - My Favorite Song  11. Juicy J - Who Da Neighbours  12. Thugli - We Bout It  13. Tinashe - Boss (Ryan Hemsworth remix)  14. Ryan Hemsworth - Slurring (Baauer remix)  15. ETC!ETC!, Brillz & Diplo - Bueller ft. Chuck English  16. Thugli - What Happened  17. MIA ft. Missy Elliot & Rye Rye - Bad Girls (Switch remix)  18. Meek Milli - House Party (Pase Rock remix)  19. TNGHT - Higher Ground  20. Asap Rocky - Goldie  21. Siwzz Beats - Street Knock  22. R. Kelly x Shlohmo - Rained the whole time x Number One (Ryan Hemsworth remix)  23. Rick Ross - Keys to the crib  24. Gangstarr - Squeeze (Monto remix)

A$AP Rocky - New York Bittersweet Symphony

Lil Wayne: Dedication 4 - Download

01 So Dedicated [ft. Birdman] 02 Same Damn Tune 03 Cashed Out 04 No Worries [ft. Detail] 05 Mercy [ft. Nicki Minaj] 06 Burn 07 Amen [ft. Boo] 08 Get Smoked [ft. Lil Mouse] 09 My Homies Still (Remix) [ft. Young Jeezy, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda] 10 Green Ranger [ft. J. Cole] 11 Don’t Like 12 No Lie 13 Magic [ft. Flow] 14 Wish You Would 15 A Dedication

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