Clothing as message. Fashion and style as tools, signifiers of culture and identity, whether intentional or assumed.

Explore the rise of 15 legendary 1990s hip-hop icons who reshaped American music with groundbreaking sound and unstoppable ...

Relive the ’80s with these 15 unforgettable accessories you rocked daily—scrunchies, slap bracelets, and more iconic styles.

D.M.C., these three friends from Brooklyn were the biggest group in the game. But their crossover success would cost them.

Denim has never really gone out of style, but the '90s gave it a new level of dominance. Whether it was a distressed jacket, ...

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion ...

The chemistry of a great hip ... hip-hop collective. After making their debut guest spot on De La Soul Is Dead in 1991, Black Sheep released their first album A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing later ...

But this is hardly where the ties between hip-hop fashion and Black strip clubs end. Al Pereira/Getty Images/MIchael Ochs Archives It’s well-documented that the strip club moved the needle on ...

"Our intention was to show how much we loved the category of old school hip hop because it greatly influences our music," said Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul Jack Irvin has over five years of ...

sounds of hip-hop, fashion, regionalism, entrepreneurialism, media, and community. Woody Guthrie Center Director Cady Shaw said, "Hip-hop is very nuanced, right, there are different sounds ...

Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit is at the Woody Guthrie Center through September 7. It covers the genre's impact and influence on music, dance, fashion, business, activism, and more.