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Trendhumper: Flat Tops

20 years ago Big Daddy Kane, Kid n’ Play, and Kwame made the flat top style cutting edge. But today’s post-Yo! MTV Raps generation has carbon-copied the trend of yesteryear with hopes of bringing it back. If you live outside of NYC, this trend might just be hitting your town, but for the last few years, fashionista folks like The Retro Kids (pictured above) have been inspiring our city’s youth to rock the throwback style.

Think flattops still have a place in fashion today? Hump or Dump it after the jump.

Chop It Up

Pocket culture magazine Frank151 recently opened up a barbershop in NYC’s Lower East Side. The appropriately named ‘Chop Shop’ houses three 1930’s style chairs and has barbers with straight edge razors ready to slice you while you sit back and enjoy the vintage era decor. One of the bonuses of this barber shop is the full range of custom New Era caps just in case you couldn’t sit still in the chair or just rethought that Ceasar cut. After the jump check out the front of the Chop Shop and glance at the full Frank menu including a man on man neck massage for $5. Chop-chop.

Frank’s Chop Shop, 19 Essex Street, Tuesday-Sunday 12:00pm-10:00pm

Update: Sir Frank chimes in to let us know the neck massage is from a female, but male on male can be arranged per special request.