Over time the style of clothing worn by hip-hop groups has changed and stayed the same in different aspects. During the early 90’s, hip hop artists tended to wear casual baggy clothes. Artists would would also go for an aggressive ’street’ like look. Traditionally many hip hop artists wore hats, balaclavas and hoodies. All of these pieces of clothing hide your identity in a way, this was so hip hop artists could connote a sense of the unknown making them appear unpredictable and intimidating. This style was typically worn and introduced by artists such as Tupac, Wu tang clan and NWA. This style is inspirational purely due to the fact nothing like this had been seen before and was so controversial during the early 90’s.

The modern day style of hip hop artists is similar and contrasting. For instance, modern hip hop artists tend to be more brand oriented, as they wear designer brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Bape. Moreover, many modern day hip hop artists tend to wear clothing which advertises their brand this is something done much more frequently by modern day hip hop artists. However, the general style of clothing is similar to tradition style. Modern day rapper still way baggy like clothes but with the fact they are wearing designer brands aswell makes them more relatable and seem less aggressive in the public eye. Modern day artists that wear a conventional modern day style include artists such as ASAP MOBB, Flatbush zombies, Pro era and J. Cole.

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