The Kangol bucket hat became an essential hip-hop fashion statement in the 1980s, completing the era's b-boy uniform of velour...

The hi-top fade was the defining hip-hop haircut of the late 1980s and early 1990s: closely faded sides supporting a...

Before platinum and 'bling,' the dookie rope, a thick, woven gold chain, was hip-hop's defining status symbol. Worn by prominent...

Cross Colours was a hip-hop fashion brand launched by Carl Jones in 1989 with the mission of breaking social prejudices...

Rakim Allah was born William Michael Griffin Jr. on January 28, 1968 in Wyandanch, Long Island, N.Y. to a musically...

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock were childhood friends from Harlem who, in 1988, released 'It Takes Two,' one of...