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New York Fashion Week has officially started. People are flying in from all over the world to check out the various runway shows and presentations (and maybe attend the parties). We're talking editors, bloggers, and even celebrities—rappers included.
Music and fashion have always been closely linked. Rappers name-drop their favorite brands in their songs, and some even walk in fashion shows, as Tupac did for Versace, Raekwon for Tommy Hilfiger, and more recently, A$AP Rocky for Hood By Air. Still, some also prefer to attend the actual shows held in Milan, Paris, and of course NYC. And in the last decade or so, more and more rappers have been spotted front row. From Kanye West's 58 appearances to Cam'ron at Marc Jacobs, here's a History of Rappers at Fashion Shows.
Jay Z
Where: Rosa Cha Spring/Summer 2004 show
When: September 2003
Jay Z
Show: Zac Posen Fall 2005
Date: February 2005
Cam'ron
Show: Marc Jacobs Fall 2006
Date: Feb. 6, 2006
Kanye West
Show: Marc Jacobs Spring 2007
Date: Sept. 11, 2006
Jay Z
Where: Roberto Cavalli show
When: 2006
LL Cool J
Show: Y-3 Spring 2008
Date: September 2007
Kanye West
Show: Yves Saint Laurent
Date: October 2006
Kanye West
Show: Chanel Spring/Summer 2008
Date: Oct. 5, 2007
Kanye West
Show: Chloe Spring/Summer 2008
Date: Oct. 6, 2007
Kanye West
Show: Jean Paul Gaultier Fall/Winter 2009
Date: January 2008
Kanye West
Show: Emmanuel Ungaro Fall/Winter 2008-2009
Date: Feb. 27, 2008
Kanye West
Show: Chanel Fall/Winter 2008-2009
Date: Feb. 29, 2008
Kanye West
Show: Valentino Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2008
Date: February 2008
Kanye West
Show: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2008
Date: March 2008
Bow Wow
Show: Betsey Johnson Spring 2009
Date: September 2008
Jay Z and Kanye West
Where: Marc Jacobs Spring 2009 show
When: September 2008
Kanye West
Show: Proenza Schouler Spring 2009
Date: Sept. 8, 2008
Bow Wow
Where: Benjamin Cho Spring 2009
When: September 2008
Kanye West
Show: Christian Dior Fall/Winter 2009-2010
Date: January 2009
Kanye West
Show: Elie Saab Spring/Summer 2009 Haute-Couture
Date: Jan. 28, 2009
Kanye West
Show: Givenchy
Date: January 2009
Kanye West
Show: Band of Outsiders Fall 2009
Date: Feb. 15, 2009
Kanye West
Show: Calvin Klein Menswear Fall 2009
Date: Feb. 15, 2009
Kanye West
Show: Y-3 Fall/Winter 2009-2010
Date: Feb. 15, 2009
Kanye West
Show: Preen by Tornton Bregazzi Fall 2009
Date: Feb. 15, 2009
Kanye West
Show: Narciso Rodriguez Fall 2009
Date: Feb. 17, 2009
Kanye West
Show: Alexandre Herchcovitch Fall 2009
Date: Feb. 18, 2009
Common
Show: Diesel Black Gold Fall 2009
Date: February 2009
Kanye West
Show: 3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2009
Date: Feb. 18, 2009
Kanye West
Show: Luella Fall/Winter 2009
Date: Feb. 23, 2009
Kanye West
Show: House of Holland Fall/Winter 2009
Date: Feb. 24, 2009
LL Cool J and Kanye West
Show: Devi Kroell Fall 2009
Date: February 2009
Kanye West
Show: Stella McCartney Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2009
Date: March 2009
Kanye West
Show: Yves Saint Laurent Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2009
Date: March 9, 2009
Tyga
Show: House of Harlow, Clandestine Industries, and Switch Boutique
Date: June 2009
Jay Z and Dr. Dre
Show: 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Date: November 2009
Kanye West
Show: Givenchy 2010 Couture
Date: January 2010
Kanye West
Show: Chanel Spring/Summer 2010 Couture
Date: January 2010
Lupe Fiasco
Where: Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2011 menswear
When: June 2010
Ice-T
Show: Richie Rich Spring 2011
Date: September 2010
Kanye West
Show: Rodarte Spring 2011
Date: Sept. 14, 2010
P. Diddy
Show: Dior Homme Fall 2012
Date: January 2011
Kanye West
Show: Alexander Wang Fal 2011
Date: Feb. 12, 2011
Kanye West
Show: Band of Outsiders Fall 2011
Date: Feb. 12, 2011
Kanye West
Show: Rodarte Fall 2011
Date: Feb. 15, 2011
Kanye West
Show: Jeremy Scott Fall 2011
Date: Feb. 16, 2011
Kanye West
Show: Yves Saint Laurent
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Valentino
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Chanel Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2011
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Sonia Rykiel Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2011-2012
Date: March 5, 2011
Kanye West
Show: Givenchy Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2011-2012
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2011
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Balmain Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2011-2012
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 2012
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Maison Martin Margiela Fall/Winter 2011-2012
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Manish Arora Fall/Winter 2011
Date: March 2011
Kanye West
Show: Louis Vuitton Men's Ready-to-Wear
Date: June 2011
Fabolous
Show: Samantha Black Spring 2012
Date: September 2011
Theophilus London
Show: Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2012
Date: Sept. 9, 2011
Kanye West
Show: Burberry Spring/Summer 2012 Womenswear
Date: Sept. 19, 2011
Kanye West
Show: Givenchy Spring/Summer 2012
Date: October 2011
Tinie Tempah
Show: Issa Fall/Winter 2012
Date: Feb. 18, 2012
Tinie Tempah
Show: Mulberry Fall/Winter 2012
Date: February 2012
Kanye West
Show: Mark Fast
Date: Feb. 20, 2012
P. Diddy and Shyne
Show: Kenzo Fall/Winter 2012
Date: March 2012
Kanye West, P. Diddy, and Shyne
Where: Givenchy Fall/Winter 2012 show
When: March 2012
Common and Pusha T
Where: Kanye West Fall/Winter 2012 show
When: March 2012
Kanye West
Show: Valentino Fall/Winter 2012-2013
Date: July 2012
Theophilus London
Show: Helmut Lang Spring 2013
Date: Sept. 7, 2012
Theophilus London
Show: Tory Burch Spring 2013
Date: Sept. 11, 2012
A$AP Rocky
Where: Alexander Wang Spring 2013
When: September 2012
A$AP Rocky and Lupe Fiasco
Show: Y-3 10th anniversary collection
Date: September 2012
Kanye West
Show: Louise Goldin Spring 2013
Date: Sept. 12, 2012
Kanye West
Show: Marchesa Spring 2013
Date: Sept. 12, 2012
Kanye West
Show: Christopher Kane Spring/Summer 2012
Date: Sept. 19, 2012
Kanye West
Show: Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2013
Date: Sept. 28, 2012
Kanye West
Show: Givenchy Spring/Summer 2013
Date: Sept. 30, 2012
Kanye West
Show: Chanel Spring/Summer 2013
Date: October 2012
A$AP Rocky
Show: Raf Simons' first show for Dior
Date: January 2013
Theophilus London
Show: Chanel Spring/Summer 2013 Haute-Couture
Date: Jan. 22, 2013
Kanye West
Show: Maison Martin Margiela Haute Couture
Date: Jan. 23, 2013
A$AP Rocky
Show: Y-3 Fall/Winter 2013
Date: February 2013
A$AP Rocky
Show: En Noir Fall 2013
Date: February 2013
Theophilus London
Show: Hood By Air Fall 2013
Date: Feb. 10, 2013
Theophilus London
Show: Mark McNairy New Amsterdam Fall/Winter 2013
Date: Feb. 11, 2013
Big Sean
Show: Jeremy Scott Fall 2013 show
Date: Feb. 13, 2013
A$AP Rocky
Show: Alexander Wang Fall/Winter 2013
Date: February 2013
A$AP Rocky
Where: Jeremy Scott Fall 2013 show
When: February 2013
Rick Ross
Where: FrontRow Fall 2013 show
When: February 2013
Tinie Tempah
Show: Burberry Prorsum Fall/Winter 2013
Date: February 2013
Kanye West
Show: Celine Fall/Wintr 2013-2014
Date: March 2013
Kanye West
Show: Givenchy Fall/Winter 2013
Date: March 3, 2013
