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Looking back is always fun. Digging up old pictures from at least five years ago will reveal a different style landscape, one that we as a culture have moved so far away from by now that we laugh and cringe at what we and the celebrities we emulated all used to wear. So imagine how funny it is going back a full decade. Transport yourself back to 2004, when G-Unit and Dipset were prevalent, Jay-Z had just retired and Kanye emerged on the scene to see how your favorite rappers and a few others used to look on the blocks and carpets. Peep All the Ways Today's Celebrities Dressed in 2004. Hint: all-baggy-everything.
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50 Cent
Those G-Unit tank tops were all the rage during that blissful period before Cam'ron ether-labeled them as "brassiere tops."
Jay Z
Not only was Rocawear a brand the fashion-inclined actually wore, but Hov himself actually put on for it heavy. It was all good just ten years ago.
Dipset
The most influential clique out at the height of their powers, and a rare early aughts moment when Killa left all the pink gear in the closet.
Eminem
Sleeveless leather vest? A rare fashion attempt from Slim, who you'll remember was very big on keeping his bleached blond waves spinning in the early aughts.
Drake
Back in the days, Acura days, Drake Aubrey was pretty swagless, but fame and fortune can change a man's style for the better. Let's hope he never goes back to that way.
Kanye West
Way back when people thought pink polos would hurt the Roc and Kanye still fucked with bright colors. And actually smiled in public.
Puff Daddy
An extremely rare Diddy style moment that everyone's practically forgotten by now. In conjunction with his highly publicized participation in the NYC marathon, he sported a legit mohawk for a good portion of the year. Good look on him or nah?
John Mayer
This whole sophomore year mixer look here was definitely just strategy to bag up Michelle Trachtenberg that night.
Lil Wayne
Weezy's '04 steez was the exact opposite of his preferred fits now, but this photo of him rocking a straight-up sociopath shirt, looking like the kid nobody talked to in homeroom is priceless.
T.I.
The one-of-a-kind headgear angle geometrics Tip used to flaunt (while also going out of his way to mean-mug) wasn't limited to fitteds.
Ludacris
Peep Ludacris following Killa Cam's all-pink-everything cues. But most importantly, reflect back on the braids, which apparently held all of dude's musical talent.
Jared Leto
Is Jared Leto ever not sporting a slander-bait haircut?
Pharrell
As Skateboard P would later admit in this GQ interview, he kind of regrets rocking all the gaudy jewelery he used to flash back in the day. He was also all streetwear (usually his own, BBC) head to toe more often than not, and of course he was the Rap Game Ashton Kutcher when it came to trucker hats.
