Hip-Hop Fashion "Part 3"

In this blog I well be talking about  two iconic people and there major contribution to the hip-hop and fashion world.

                                         Nicki Minaj is one of the most iconic people in Hip-Hop today. She’s uses her style and  personalities to define who she is, some people define her as a “black Lady GAGA”.  Nicki Minaj  quotes that she is someone that can “never be defined”. She also states that her versatility is unimaginable in the since of human eyes. Nicki Minaj was first discover when she signed a record contract with “Young Money Entertainment” and then later she signed with “Cash Money Records”. Nicki Minaj became the first artist ever to have seven songs within the Billboards hot 100 at the same time. Her second single “Your Love” reached number one on the Billboards hot rap song chart, Making Nicki Minaj the first female artist to top the chart unaccompanied since 2002.

                                         Nicki Minaj quotes “ when I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The females rappers of my day spoke about sex a lot. And I thought that to have the success they have, I would have to represent the same thing. I made a conscious decision to try to tone down the sexiness. I want people, especially young girls to know that in life, nothing is going to be based on sex appeal you’ve have to have something to go with”.

                                  I feel that in this world we live in today young girls need this type of impact to see that you can be professional and well dressed woman and still do big things and make it though as a successful person or artist. This would also be a major contribution based in the stereo type that people have for Hip-Hop woman or African American women in general.

                               

                               A male artist that has also made a big impact on Hip-Hop and fashion is Usher. Usher is an American performing artist, dancer, and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album “My Way”. Which spawn his first billboard hot 100 to the number one hit “Nice and Slow”. Usher since of fashion is very professional  and conservative. Usher fashion is not only inspiring, but is also a big motivation method for young African American men to see that Hip-Hop style is not all about baggy clothes and etc but it can also be a professional and inspiring thing.