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[[File:Snoop Dogg @ Døgnvill 2009 07.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Rapper [[Snoop Dogg]] at a 2009 show overalls]]

'''Hip-hop fashion''' (also known as '''rap fashion''') is a style of [[clothing|dress]] that originated from Urban [[African Americans|Black America]] and inner-city youth in [[New York City]]. Being a major part of [[hip hop (culture)|hip hop culture]], it further developed in [[Los Angeles]] and other cities across the United States,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fashionbeans.com/article/hip-hop-style/|title=The Complete Story Of How Hip-Hop Changed The Way We Dress|website=FashionBeans|language=en-UK|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref> with each contributing different elements to the overall style that is now recognized worldwide. In the infancy of hip-hop’s fashion, the real life experiences of artists were used as the basis for how they dressed. As local military-wear shops had a surplus of goods, these artists utilized them in a new way that led to the solidification of “street wear” as the defining fashion style of hip-hop. Artists like DJ Kool Herc, Dapper Dan, and the Notorious B.I.G..

== History ==