Brands Quote by K-Maro

I realized how far-reaching the effect of hip hop was when I walked by a jewelry store named Bling in a small, rural town…

— Steve Stoute

I feel like Hip Hop culture has always been about [fashion]...it started in the street so it has always been a thing of the…

— Pusha T

I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the streets and…

— Ice T

I looked at the rap community like street kids wanting their own brand. But now I look at that period with the rappers in…

— Tommy Hilfiger

Hip-hop had become overly aspirational and shiny, full of vivid technicolors. Cosmetic fronting was not part of the ethos of our get down. Our…

— Lyor Cohen

“Near him were two men in hip-hop uniform, spotless footwear and new baggy jeans and tilted Yankees caps. Shopping for blue jeans at Macy’s,…

— Jeet Thayil

Fashion has always been influenced by hip-hop.

— Syd

I wasn't able to afford high-end brands or any of that, so I grew up on streetwear.

— Fred Foster

Like now what Urban Outfitters has become is very much how I always dressed in high school by going to garage sales and getting…

— Amy Lee

Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem,…

— Russell Simmons

Hip-hop and country aren't too far different: They got shiny suits and the boots and the guitars with their names on it. I was…

— Post Malone

It took a long time for hip-hop to become commercial. Now there's all these big black icons that came from nowhere to somewhere. Look…

— Skepta