Trendhumper: V-Neck Tees
At first, V-neck T-shirts were subtle, dropping just below the collar bone. But these days, it’s as if the Tees are being overwhelmed by the force of gravity, causing the chest to be more exposed than it should be. The unfortunate result: man cleavage.
During the hot summer months, V-necks can be advantageous, giving your chest more room to breathe. But these days, it’s increasingly becoming all about the deep-cut American Apparel style, making it fashionable for dudes to air out their thickets of taco beef (that’s chest hair, in case you’re wondering). With the warm weather creeping up on us this year, the real question is, how low will you go? Vote to “Hump” or “Dump” the trend after the jump.
Popularity: 85% [?]
After Snoop captured the ’80s VHS look with his “Sensual Seduction” video, Kidz In The Hall take the retro style one step further with the video for “Drivin’ Down the Block (Low End Theory),” the lead single from their Duck Down debut The In Crowd. In this Rik Cordero-directed joint, rapper Naldege and producer/DJ Double O throw on some polyester suits and play a pair of down-on-their-luck used car salesmen. Watch the video after the jump, and then listen to the remix featuring Clipse’s Pusha T, Bun B and The Cool Kids.
These days, it seems like every young rapper who doesn’t wear rhinestones like Jim Jones gets branded as “hipster hip-hop.” But if you ask up-and-coming duo The Knux, the “hipster” label just shows that they’re doing something different from the mainstream. In a recent interview with MTV, the New Orleans-bred siblings Rah Almillio (left) and Krispy Kream (right) make an interesting analogy: mainstream hip-hop today is like cheesy hair-metal in the ’80s, and all the so-called “hipster rap” is like punk rock because it takes it back to the raw essence. After the jump, watch the video to get the full explanation.
Chuck English (left) and Mikey Rocks (right) kick off the 
