#GOLD FILLED HIP HOP JEWELRY PLUS#

Hip Hop style began to influence mainstream fashion sense. This period was characterized by intense diversity, experimentation and popularity. The bands ruling this golden age were Public Enemy, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and saw the appearance of Biz Markie, Tone Loc, and MC Hammer. The Golden age of hip hop emerged in the mid-80’s to early 90’s that saw the rise of some of the most popular groups in Hip Hop with award-winning records, chart topping songs, their own award ceremonies and nominations, and mainstream acceptance. They also introduced their own style, such as a love for sports jerseys, brands like Nikes® and Adidas®, Kangol® hats, oversized dookie chains, and large gold and diamond rings all influences you can still see in today’s hip hop jewelry and fashion. Their fashion followed suit with elements from rock n’ roll such as black leather pants and jackets, and a shirtless torso combined with multiple chains. Their style of hip hop was harder, featuring rock guitars, in-your-face lyrics, and slamming base tracks. Influential bands such as Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys began to top the music charts, bringing attention to Hip Hop that hadn’t been seen before.

#GOLD FILLED HIP HOP JEWELRY PLUS#

The Funky Four Plus One, the Sugarhill Gang, the Sequence, and very popular Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five showed a fashion sense that included flat-billed baseball caps turned sideways, felt fedoras, leather jackets, Nike® running shoes, large beaded chains, cross pendants, and oversized hoop earrings.Īs Hip Hop entered the 80’s, a new rush of groups known as New School Hip Hop began to change the scene. Groups dominated the Hip Hop scene in the late 70’s and early 80’s, and featured youths wearing an urban style unique to the streets. The leader in this movement was a young DJ named DJ Kool Herc, who would also define the burgeoning fashion at the time with hair in dreds and large beaded necklaces.Īs the music began to develop with scratching records, rapping vocals, and drum machine beats, so did the fashion.

Early fashion of Hip Hop DJ’s incorporated reverence to its Caribbean origins through beaded chains and bracelets, knit caps, colors of black, red, yellow and green in combination with the prevailing fashion of the 70’s such as velour running suits, fly collars, bell bottoms and large sunglasses. Jamaican music was also known for chanting words over music, an early form of rapping. This short beat selection was commonly found in Jamaican style music at the time, and was thought to have been brought to the Bronx by Jamaican immigrants. Hip Hop had its roots in the Bronx, where block parties featured DJ’s that began to play some of the shorter beats from soul, funk and disco music. Let’s take a walk down Rapper’s Lane and visit some of our favorite classic hip hop jewelry pieces. As timeless as the musicians and songs that came from the 70’s and 80’s that defined Hip Hop, are the classic staples of the Hip Hop fashion trend that still exist today. Hip Hop not only created a unique genre of music that combined influences from all over the world with a new sound, but it also created an original way to present success through over the top bling that had never before been seen.

Integral to the birth of Hip Hop music, was the birth of an entirely new sense of fashion accessorizing.

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Gold filled hip hop jewelry