The 5 Brands That Kanye & Jay-Z Taught Hip-Hop About
By Corey Stokes | Aug 8, 2011 | 10:44 am | Permalink
FINALLY. Jay-Z and Kanye West's long-awaited Watch The Throne album dropped on iTunes today. Rap fans have been waiting on this collaborative project for a minute now. We already know these two hip-hop moguls are music influencers, but it's actually their killer sense of style that has our bank accounts on empty as we try to re-create their red carpet looks and everyday 'fits. Be honest, have you heard of these labels before Hov and Yeezy rocked them? Probably not. Guess you can say they've schooled hip-hop on fashion. In honor of Watch The Throne, we've put together The 5 Brands That Kanye & Jay-Z Taught Hip-Hop About.
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Since August 8th, 2011 at 11:38 AM
You should have name this the brands that "only Kanye" taught to hip hop, cause Hov' never taught us something on high fashion, only Yeezy did, give credit where is due
chen kenichi August 8th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
right, because the only way anyone who is a fan of, or in hip hop had NO idea who these brands are before kanye... get outta here wit dat noise.
marcus August 8th, 2011 at 07:13 PM
you get outta of here with that nonsense . before kanye you never seen hip hop niggas dressing or attempting to dress high end fashion .
Big D August 8th, 2011 at 09:54 PM
Wow ya'll stupid, high end fashion has been in the hip hop world since Puffy and Biggie.. and way before that.
Rick August 9th, 2011 at 02:06 AM
Kanye has influenced many artists and fans with his wardrobe. Back then hip hop was all about that "gangsta steeze" wit baggy clothes. Kanye changed that and now you see Plenty of rappers wear fitted clothes that's complementary to their physique
John August 9th, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Dior Homme should be on this list.