We weren't actually because I was too young to remember watching the show but for those you my age we had The Fresh Prince, The Lick and Channel U so it wasn't so bad. Stussy have created a 2 part documentary in honour of the 25th anniversary of the show, which was originally called Yo! and was created by frenchwoman Sophie Bramly in 1987, as well as a collaborative collection of t-shirts and hoodys which are available to buy now.
“Yo! MTV Raps transmitted the culture of Rap to millions of homes at a time when there were only a handful of local outlets to see a rap video. The style, the trends, the language of Rap began to influence popular culture and by the time the show left the air in 1995, the genre was no longer the best kept secret.”
Hip hop has been dictating how many people dress since it came into public consciousness. Outsider cultures (mainly Black and Gay) have been determining what's going on it the mainstream since forever. As Ed Lover states 'This was our thing, and then it became mainstream.' The same was the case with Blues, Soul, Funk, Rock, House and pretty much all black music. On that note, as much as it is a shame that the Grime scene wasn't as well documented as Hip-Hop's was it does mean that the music ( but sadly not the mc's) has remained more or less unadulterated. I'll touch more on that later.
Its gotta be the Slick Rick tee for me. Check both parts below :
Gem : The one and only Goldie
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